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Show more- Pelvis, male See: Male pelvis
- Small bowel Another name for the small intestine. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage.'
- Asian flu A pandemic of influenza A (H2N2) in 1957-58. First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu…
- Erb palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder…
- Fear of going to bed An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they…
- Chancre The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is…
- Prophylactic cranial irradiation Radiation therapy to the head intended to prevent cancer from spreading (metastasizing) to the brain.
- VCUG Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Surgery, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Genotoxin A poisonous substance which damages DNA. A genotoxin can cause mutations in DNA (and so be a mutagen), it can…
- Abuse, physical child Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting…
- Levo- Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM.