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Bladder pain
Pain from the urinary bladder. Among the symptoms and signs of bladder infection are: > >feelings of pain, pressure and tenderness around the bladder, pelvis, and perineum (the area between the anus and vagina or anus and scrotum), which…
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Show more- Peristalsis The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric…
- FET1 See: ETM1
- Meiosis The process of germ cell formation. During meiosis, each chromosome pairs with the other chromosome in the…
- Xerogram A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xeroradiograph. From the Greek…
- Transplant, liver See: Liver transplant
- Addison anemia Anemia: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Big toe sign An important neurologic examination based upon what the big toe (and other toes) do when the sole of the foot…
- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus
- AAO 1. Alert and oriented.2. American Association of Ophthalmology, a professional organization.3. American…
- Desert fever A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Neuron, arcuate See: Arcuate neuron