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Dracunculiasis
A parasitic disease caused by the largest parasite that plagues people and bores into their tissues -- the guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis. Dracunculiasis is also called guinea worm disease and end-of-the-road disease because it is not…
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Show more- Leukoplakia Leukoplakia: A white spot or patch on the mucous membranes in the mouth (for instance, inside the cheeks, on…
- Rectocele Bulging of the front wall of the rectum into the vagina. Rectocele is due to weakening of the pelvic support…
- Last menstrual period By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the first day of a woman's last menstrual period…
- Astraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of thunderstorms. Sufferers experience anxiety even when they realize the…
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Smell See Olfaction
- Alimentary canal The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Hemoglobin, carbon monoxide See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Bypass, coronary See: Coronary artery bypass graft.
- Anhedonia Loss of the capacity to experience pleasure. The inability to gain pleasure from normally pleasurable…
- Abdominal Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the…
- Sequelae See: Sequela