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- Podiatrist A podiatrist is a physician that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of diseases of the foot. The…
- Atresia, anal Congenital absence of an opening at the bottom end of the intestinal tract. Also called imperforate anus…
- Organ of hearing See: Cochlea
- Alkalosis A dangerous decrease in the normal acidity of the blood. There is too much base in the blood and body. This…
- Pylorus The outlet of the stomach.
- Dysfunction, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Therapy, psychodynamic See: Psychodynamic therapy
- Pineal region tumor A brain tumor on or near the pineal gland. There are at least 17 types of pineal gland tumors, most of which…
- SIDDT Sudden infant death with dysgenesis of testes. SIDDT was first identified in an Old Order Amish community in…
- Oral contraceptive A birth control pill taken by mouth. Most oral contraceptives include both estrogen and progesterone. When…
- Mosaic An individual or tissue containing two or more types of genetically different cells. All females are mosaics…