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Gynecology
The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and diseases thereof. The word 'gynecology' comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman + logia meaning study, so gynecology literally…
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Show more- Nonseminoma A classification of testicular cancers that arise in specialized sex cells called germ cells. Nonseminomas…
- Ear wax Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear…
- Pinosome A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in…
- Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome See: Doula (the first meaning).
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Randomize To use chance alone to assign or arrange. For example, the investigators may randomize the participants in a…
- Hematemesis The medical term for bloody vomitus. The word 'hematemesis' is made up of 'hema-', blood + 'emesis', vomit =…
- Artemidorus Artemidorus of Daldis. Greek physician who wrote Oneirocritica, a work dedicated to the interpretation of…
- Transmission distortion Distortion in the transmission of genes or chromosomes to the offspring, resulting in a significant…
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium
- Neanderthal An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Dental pain (toothache) The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity. The second most common is gum disease. Toothache can…