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Septate vagina
A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily missed by the patient and even by the doctor on exam. If the patient becomes sexually active prior to diagnosis, one of the vaginas…
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- D- Abbreviation for dextrorotatory, applied to a chemical compound. Dextrorotary is opposed to levorotary which…
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- NP Nurse practitioner
- Midwife, certified See: Certified midwife
- GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein. The degenerative brain condition called Alexander disease is caused by…
- Focal motor seizure A simple partial seizure with localized motor activity. There may be spasm or clonus (jerking) of one muscle…
- Hormone, glucocorticoid A hormone that predominantly affects the metabolism of carbohydrates and, to a lesser extent, fats and…
- Syndrome, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Allergic rhinitis Medical term for hay fever, a condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold. (Hay fever is a misnomer…
- Syndrome, Gulf War See: Gulf War syndrome
- Preeclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…