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Syndrome, androgen insensitivity
Also known as complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. This is a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead, they are born looking externally like normal girls. Internally…
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Show more- Grand rounds A formal meeting at which physicians discuss the clinical case of one or more patients. Grand rounds…
- Grand multipara The term 'multipara' applies to any woman who has given birth 2 or more times. A woman who has given birth 5…
- Jogger's nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Syndrome, Sjogren See: Sjogren syndrome
- Oma Suffix meaning a swelling or tumor. Many words in medicine end in -oma. Some examples include adenoma…
- Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome A number of diseases, also known as hemorrhagic fever, characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and…
- Blister agent See: Vesicant
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Cholesterol, HDL See HDL cholesterol
- Shock, vasogenic Shock caused by widening of the blood vessels, usually from medication
- Membranous glomerulonephritis See: Membranous nephropathy
- Vaccination, serum hepatitis Serum hepatitis is hepatitis B (hep B). Hep B vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half…