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Vestibule, vaginal
The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube, vessel. In ancient Rome, the 'vestibulum' was an entrance or enclosed porch leading into…
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Show more- Xerogram A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xeroradiograph. From the Greek…
- Residual Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicated
- Sun protection factor (SPF) A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF numbers on a package can…
- Acustimulation Mild electrical stimulation of acupuncture points done to control symptoms such as nausea and vomiting
- Stent, medicated See: Coated stent
- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Multiple symmetric lipomatosis A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Japanese encephalitis A mosquito-borne viral infection, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Japanese encephalitis…
- Akinesia Impaired body movement; without movement (or without much movement). Akinesia is a term used in neurology to…
- Testicular feminization syndrome Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Watchful waiting Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding therapy until the sign and symptom appear or change…
- Testicular self-examination A monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer. Men should check the testes visually…