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Cystic hernia
See: Cystocele
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- Menorrhagia Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods. The bleeding from…
- Diathesis In medicine, a 'diathesis' is an elegant term for a predisposition or tendency. Thus, a hemorrhagic diathesis…
- Occupational disease A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- Respiratory distress syndrome, acute Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Homograft See: Allograft
- Sunburn Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin that develops in response to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation…
- Torpor Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy A form of muscular dystrophy that typically begins before age 20 with slowly progressive weakness of the…
- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve