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Penis, hypospadias of the
Birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra in the male normally travels through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine…
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- CHEK2 A gene on chromosome 22q that encodes a kinase enzyme and influences a person's susceptibility to breast…
- Iatric Relating to medicine or a physician. Iatric systems are medical systems. From the Greek iatrikos (medical)…
- Legionella The bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease. This disease is due specifically to the bacterium Legionella…
- Blood clot Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a thrombus. The process by which a…
- Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
- Incontinence, fecal Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…
- Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Carminative An agent that prevents or relieves flatulence (gas in the gastrointestinal tract) and, in infants, may help…
- Circular breathing Inhaling through the nose and inflating the cheeks and neck with air at the same time. Some saxophone players…
- Pregnancy, tubal An ectopic pregnancy that takes place in the Fallopian tube. Tubal pregnancies are due to the inability of…
- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…