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Posthitis
Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis). In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the…
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Show more- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- Joint, atlas and axis The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- CCP Cyclic citrullinated peptide
- Suicide prevention Diminishing the risk of suicide. It may not be possible to eliminate entirely the risk of suicide but it is…
- Sacrococcygeal Pertaining to both the sacrum and coccyx (the tailbone). Teratomas are often in the sacrococcygeal region in…
- Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic…
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Irritable bowel syndrome): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…
- Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure…
- Antinuclear antibody Antinuclear antibody: An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell…
- Syndrome, Riley-Day See: Familial dysautonomia.