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- Insufficiency, mitral See: Mitral insufficiency
- Elbow The juncture of the long bones in the middle portion of the arm. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets…
- Axillary hyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating from the armpits. Excessive underarm perspiration tends to start in late…
- Deficiency, fatty alcohol: NAD+ oxidoreductase Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Vibramycin Brand name for doxycycline
- Testosterone A 'male hormone' -- a sex hormone produced by the testes that encourages the development of male sexual…
- Inkblot test A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- Single-masked See: Single-blind
- Ginger Ginger: A perennial tropical herb that has been used as a treatment for nausea and bowel spasms. Ginger may…
- PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…