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Vulvar vestibulitis
Inflammation of small glands at the entrance to the vagina. Vulvar vestibulitis is the most common physical cause of painful intercourse in young women. In roughly half of cases, the condition appears due to a rare form of a gene (the…
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Show more- Malaria, pregnancy-associated Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. "Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- Tumor, sweat gland A benign (harmless) skin tumor called a syringoma that derives from cells related to sweat glands. (These…
- Osteopetrosis Thickening of the bones which become abnormally dense due an inherited defect in bone resorption -- the…
- Molluscicide Synonymous with molluscacide and at least equally hard to say. See: Molluscacide
- Antipsoriatic Directed against psoriasis. Sunlight is antipsoriatic, as are a number of drugs
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…
- Atonic Without normal muscle tone or strength. An atonic seizure is one in which the person suddenly loses muscle…
- Burn Damage to the skin or other body parts caused by extreme heat, flame, contact with heated objects, or…
- Tendonitis, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- M. intercellulare Mycobacterium intercellulare
- Adamantine In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas…
- Chargaff's rule See: Chargaff rule