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Flush
(1) A redness of the skin, typically over the cheeks or neck. A flush is usually temporary and brought on by excitement, exercise, fever, or embarrassment. Flushing is an involuntary (uncontrollable) response of the nervous system leading…
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Show more- Endometrial biopsy Endometrial biopsy: A procedure for sampling the lining of the uterus (the endometrium). Endometrial biopsy…
- Genitalia, male external See: Male external genitalia
- Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides). A tall North American perennial plant with large blue berries. Blue cohosh is…
- CVS 1. Chorionic villus sampling, a procedure for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. 2. Cyclic vomiting…
- Rift Valley fever A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and…
- Zaleplon Zaleplon: Brand name: Sonata. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines…
- Morbidity Illness, disease.
- Disease, Legg-Perthes See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Painful vulva Also called essential vulvodynia, a chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the…
- Knock-knees An abnormal curve of the legs that causes the knees to touch or nearly touch while the feet are apart. The…
- SNCA The gene for alpha-synuclein
- Caudal epidural anesthesia See Caudal anesthesia