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Frotteurism
Frotteurism is a problem where the focus of the person's sexual urges is related to touching or rubbing his genitals against the body of a non-consenting, unfamiliar person. In most cases of frotteurism, a male rubs his genital area…
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Show more- Test, visual acuity This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Alanine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Alanine is not an 'essential' amino acid. It is not…
- Williams syndrome See: Circle of Willis.
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Dextroposition of the heart The heart is displaced to the right (from its usual location in the left chest). There is no anatomic…
- Neoplasia The process of abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The product of neoplasia is a neoplasm (a tumor)
- EFEMP1 A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix…
- Nitrogen narcosis A condition similar to intoxication with alcohol with euphoria, loss of balance and manual dexterity…
- Keratolytic Pertaining to keratolysis, the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. A keratolytic…
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Drugs, teratogenic A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…
- Thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…