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Hypospadias
A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra normally travels in the male through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine…
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Show more- Phytonutrient The active health-protecting Currently, the terms 'phytonutrient' and 'phytochemical' are being used…
- Bioactive Having an effect upon a living organism, tissue, or cell. Biologically active. Antibiotic, enzymes, and…
- Fibulin 3 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- LQTS The long QT syndrome. See Long QT syndrome
- Journals, medical In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…
- Agyrophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- Incubation period In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Fat, brown See: Brown fat
- Radiation during pregnancy See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Abate To lessen or decrease. After a boil is lanced, the pus can drain and the pain and tenderness abate. From the…
- Molecules, recombinant DNA A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology