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Peeping tom
Eurism): Peeping tom (voyeurism) is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and non-consenting person who is undressing or unclothed, and/or engaged in sexual activity. This behavior may conclude with…
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- Bioinformatics The sum of the computational approaches to analyze, manage, and store biological data. Bioinformatics…
- Skeleton The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body
- Inpatient A patient whose care requires a stay in a hospital. As opposed to an outpatient. The term inpatient dates…
- Aldose reductase inhibitor A class of drugs used to prevent eye and nerve damage in diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 10 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Oophoritis Inflammation of the ovary or egg sac.
- Estrogen/progestin therapy Abbreviated EPT. A combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin. Taken by women, the estrogen in the…
- Contraceptive, combined oral Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- MND Motor neuron disease
- Myocarditis Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium, the heart muscle. Myocarditis can be caused by a number of…
- Paleostriatum A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The paleostriatum is specifically part of what is called the…