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Penis, small
A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis that is measured is the length. This measurement is taken along the upper surface of the shaft of the penis to the tip, using a…
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- Camisole A straitjacket. The term camisole was borrowed from the French and refers to a woman's garment, usually…
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- Syndrome, Lennox See: Lennox syndrome
- Rhinitis Chronic Inflammation of the nose that goes on for weeks to months which is different from 'a cold', and may be caused…
- Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Norwalk virus A family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of…
- Tomography, computerized axial Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…