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Gonorrhea
A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is known primarily as a sexually transmitted infection (STI), it is not exclusively so, but can also be transmitted to the newborn…
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- Disease, Legg See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Amok A syndrome first reported in the Malay people, usually male, consisting of a period of brooding followed by a…
- Fracture, greenstick A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A…
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiativ See: GOLD
- Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease See: Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial
- Ultrasonic-assisted liposuction Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common…
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Leishmaniasis, visceral See: Visceral leishmaniasis
- AMS (atypical measles syndrome) Measles syndrome):An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and…
- CFTR Cystic fibrosis conductance regulator. Mutations in the gene for CFTR are responsible for cystic fibrosis…
- Thumb The short thick finger situated at an angle to the other fingers so it can be opposed to the them, making it…