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Balanoposthitis
In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis (inflammation of the foreskin) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the glans and foreskin…
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- Douche A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing…
- Achlorhydria A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach (in technical terms, so that the pH of the…
- ABG (arterial blood gas) The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels…
- Dexfenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Arabidopsis thaliana genome All of the genetic information contained in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant belonging to the mustard family…
- Hormone, thyroid stimulating (TSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Hyperlipidemia High lipid (fat) levels in the blood.
- Thrombi Just the plural of thrombus. See: Thrombus
- Goiter-deafness syndrome See Pendred syndrome
- Heart and hand syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- Superior vena cava syndrome Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood…