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Therapy, testosterone replacement
The practice of giving testosterone to treat conditions in which the testes do not produce enough testosterone. This may be due to absence, injury, or disease. Testosterone is available in oral, IV, and patch forms. As with estrogen…
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- Spots in front of the eyes Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Statins Statins: A class of drugs that lower cholesterol. The statin drugs on the market in the US include: >…
- Angioneurotic edema, hereditary Edema, hereditary: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.)…
- Achondrogenesis type II A severe inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by a short body and limbs and a lack of bone…
- Xanthoma Yellowish firm nodules in the skin frequently indicating underlying disease, such as diabetes, disorder of…
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Radiolucent Anything that permits the penetration and passage of X-rays or other forms of radiation. Radiolucent is as…
- Perianal Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri- is a prefix borrowed…
- Locus The place, in Latin.. In genetics, a locus is the place a gene occupies on a chromosome. One locus, two loci
- Dystonia, Segawa Dystonia, Segawa: An important variant form of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD). DRD typically begins in…