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Spermicide, vaginal
A vaginal spermicide is a substance that will kill sperm in the vagina. Vaginal spermicides are available in foam, cream, jelly, film, suppository, or tablet forms. All types contain a sperm-killing chemical. Studies have not produced…
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- Constrictive pericarditis Scarring of the pericardial sac. This limits the ability of the heart to function because it cannot expand…
- Microscope, electron See: Fluorescent microscope.
- American Association of Dermatology One of a multitude of professional societies in the health arena. The AMA (the American Medical Association)…
- Blood bank A place where blood is collected from donors, typed, separated into components, stored, and prepared for…
- Mead, Margaret (1901-1978) American anthropologist, author, and social critic. From the publication of her first book…
- Familial hypercholesterolemia The most common inherited type of hyperlipidemia (high lipid levels in blood). One in every 500 children is…
- Fornix vaginae See: Vaginal fornix
- Aicardi syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (the structure…
- Aldrex Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation See: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome