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Genital wart
A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus (HPV). The HPVs, including those that cause genital warts, are transmitted through sexual contact. HPV can also be transmitted…
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- DNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is DNA rather than RNA. The DNA may be either double- or…
- Sweat chloride test Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
- Anticipatory grief The normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death. Anticipatory grief has many of…
- Enzyme, lysosomal An enzyme in an organelle (a little organ) called the lysosome within the cell. Lysosomal enzymes degrade…
- Diverticulitis, bleeding from Diverticular bleeding typically occurs intermittently over several days. Colonoscopy is usually performed to…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic…
- Sternutator Something that causes a sneeze. From the Latin sternutatio (sneeze). See also: Sternutation
- Gay A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word 'gay' in this regard may denote the…
- Pseudoobstruction, intestinal A group of chronic disorders that impair gastrointestinal motility, despite the absence of an actual…
- Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis: An autoimmune disease which causes chronic inflammation of the joints, the tissue…