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Culdoscope
The viewing tube (endoscope) introduced through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall…
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Show more- Nocardiosis An infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and skin, particularly in…
- Mycoplasma The mycoplasma are a very large group of bacteria. There are more than 70 types. Mycoplasma hominis and…
- Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Iressa Brand name for gefitinib, a drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces…
- Dyspraxia, developmental A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…
- Morbidity Illness, disease.
- Muscular dystrophy, Becker A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that patients with…
- Long QT syndrome An inherited defect in heart rhythm that predisposes to syncope without warning (sudden fainting spells)…
- Exophthalmos Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease
- Poisoning, sea An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
- Caudad An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…