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Kinsey Report
A report entitled 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male' published by Alfred Charles Kinsey's in 1948 that attracted great attention. The Kinsey Report, as it was known, was based on extensive interviews with 18,500 subjects. The Report…
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- Motor In medicine, having to do with the movement of a part of the body. Something that produces motion or refers…
- Theorem, Bayes See: Bayes theorem
- External genitalia, male See: Male external genitalia
- Hyperthyroid Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone)…
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- Neuron, arcuate See: Arcuate neuron
- Orgasmic disorder See: Anorgasmia.
- Lazy eye An eye that diverges in gaze. A lazy eye is formally called strabismus. A lazy eye (strabismus) can be due to…
- Ulcer, esophageal A hole in the lining of the esophagus (tube-like organ leading from the throat to the stomach) corroded by…
- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…