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Yeast rash
A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the groin. It is most common in infants, but can also occur on the skin of older children and adults. Treatment is by keeping the affected…
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- World Health Organization An agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation in improving health…
- Athymic Lacking a thymus gland
- Colpopexy The use of surgical-quality stitches to bring a displaced vagina back into position against the abdominal wall
- Transducer An instrument that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. A transducer can also act as a…
- Disease, cystine transport Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Fever, dumdum Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site…
- Glomerulus 1.In the kidney, a tiny ball-shaped structure composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the…
- Vein, large saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Premature menopause Premature menopause: Menopause (permanent cessation of menses) occurring before age 40 due to ovarian…
- Hypochondriasis The belief and fear of serious illness which lasts for six months, beyond and despite medical reassurance…