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Condyloma
A wartlike growth around the anus, vulva, or glans penis. There are three major types of condylomas, each of which is sexually transmitted. These include condyloma acuminatum or genital warts, condyloma latum (a form of secondary…
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Show more- CVC Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to…
- Tapeworm, African See Taenia saginata.
- Transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic (SGPT) An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells, and is released into blood when the liver or…
- Sense-strand RNA virus See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Fiber and cholesterol Soluble fiber substances are effective in helping reduce the blood cholesterol. This is especially true with…
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia
- Materfamilias The female head of the family; the mother figure. Materfamilias is the Latin for mother of the household. It…
- Proteome The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- Tamponade, pericardial A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Appendix rupture Rupture of appendix
- Infarction The formation of an infarct, an area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a…
- Corpus callosum, agenesis of the See: Agenesis of the corpus callosum