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Gynecomastia
Excessive development of the male breasts. Temporary enlargement of the breasts is not unusual or abnormal in boys during adolescence or during recovery from malnutrition. Gynecomastia may be abnormal as, for example, in Klinefelter's…
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Show more- Lues 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it. 2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old…
- Hepatology The field of liver disease. The liver is the body's largest organ and hepatology is a large field. It…
- Deformity, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Arteritis, Takayasu Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by…
- Levo- Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM.
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ): A disorder of the temporomandibular joint(s) that causes pain…
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- Panic A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan…
- Nephrolith A kidney stone
- Inferior A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and delivers it to the right…
- Category 5 storm See: Category five hurricane