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Rosacea
Rosacea: A chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush: mainly the forehead, the chin and the lower half of the nose. The tiny blood vessels…
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Show more- Basal cell nevus syndrome The Gorlin syndrome
- Meningitis, Kernig sign of This clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and…
- Circumcision Circumcision: Surgery that removes the foreskin (the loose tissue) covering the glans of the penis…
- Ultrasound, endoscopic See: Endoscopic ultrasound
- Selfish operon A hypothesis according to which the clustering of genes and their subsequent organization into operons is…
- Anorgasmy Or anorgasmia. Failure of a male or female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse…
- Rupture, uterine A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic injury…
- House staff The resident physicians of a hospital who care for patients under the direction of the attending staff. House…
- Borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder: A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods…
- Chiropractic A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the…
- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis
- Tubal occlusion procedure, selective (STOP) A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4-centimeter (1.6 inch) long…