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Breast infection
Infection of breast tissue usually caused by bacteria, most often staph (Staphylococcus aureus), which are found on the skin and enter the breast through a break in the skin or nipple, as during breast-feeding. The infected breast may be…
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Show more- Internal genitalia, female See: Female internal genitalia
- Afterbirth The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby…
- Wolfram syndrome A genetic neurodegenerative disease that leads to many different abnormalities including diabetes insipidus…
- Cardiomyopathy, doxorubicin See: Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy
- Discordant couple A pair of long-term sexual partners in which one has a sexually transmitted infection and the other does not…
- Fear of closed spaces Fear of closed spaces, of being closed in or being shut in as in elevators, tunnels, or any other small…
- Acid, bile See: Bile acid
- Ventricle, left The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The left ventricle is the chamber that receives blood…
- Ankyrin deficiency Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane…
- Proprioception The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through…
- Fear of blushing An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Radiculopathy, lumbar See Lumbar radiculopathy