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Acinetobacter baumannii. See: Acinetobacter
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- Voyeurism Eping Tom'): Voyeurism is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and…
- Conn syndrome Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue…
- Desquamate To shed the outer layers of the skin. Although it may sound somewhat fishy, the word 'desquamate' comes from…
- Seizure, grand mal See: Grand mal
- Extracellular Outside a cell. As opposed to intracellular, meaning within a cell
- Congenital hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism: See: Cretinism.
- Fetal rubella effects The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella…
- Diffuse toxic goiter Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- Splenic artery A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- Syndrome, MASA MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…