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Show more- Clitoris A small mass of erectile tissue situated at the anterior apex of the vestibule.
- Histone A protein around which DNA coils to form chromatin. Without this protein material, DNA could not organize…
- Nodes, Osler's A diagnostic sign of bacterial infection of the heart (subacute bacterial endocarditis). These are small (the…
- Virus A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus…
- Paediatrics Pediatrics in Great Britain.
- Migraine headache Migraine headache: The most common type of vascular headache involving abnormal sensitivity of arteries in…
- Zovirax Brand name of Acyclovir
- HNPCC Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Aspergillus A family of fungal organisms and molds, some of which can cause disease (aspergillosis)
- I (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates 'interaction' because the medication may interact adversely with…
- Smokeless tobacco Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Cancers of the oral…