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- Heteroerotic Having to do with sexual excitement toward the opposite sex. By contrast with alloerotic
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- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Hair follicle A sac from which a hair grows and into which the sebaceous (oil) glands open. The follicle is lined by cells…
- Superaspirin A class of drugs that act in certain but not all ways like aspirin. Also known as Cox-2 inhibitors, these…
- Prothrombin time A clotting test, the prothrombin time is done to test the integrity of part of the clotting scheme. The…
- Hypermobility syndrome Hypermobility syndrome: A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move…
- Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) A herpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma, an otherwise rare form of cancer…
- Syndrome, Hecht Inherited disorder transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait in which short tight muscles make it impossible…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Micturate To urinate. The verb 'micturate' (like the noun 'micturation') comes from the Latin 'micturire' meaning 'to…