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Balanitis
Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male, balanitis and posthitis generally occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the glans and…
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- Granulomatous colitis Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Proportional counter A device for measuring radioactivity. More technically, a proportional counter counts the emission of…
- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- Internal cardiac defibrillator A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Acentric chromosome A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second. The volume of air that can be forced out in one second after…
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- D (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may cause drowsiness. While not a…