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Insemination, intrauterine
A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample directly into the uterus. The purpose of intrauterine insemination (IUI) is…
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Show more- Intravenous cholangiogram Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition.
- Sulfonamides The sulfa-related group of antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infection and some fungal…
- Lazy eye An eye that diverges in gaze. A lazy eye is formally called strabismus. A lazy eye (strabismus) can be due to…
- PROMM Proximal myotonic myopathy. See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Cranial nerve II The second cranial is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses…
- Analytic specificity How well an assay detects only a specific substance and does not detect closely related substances
- Jennerian method The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…
- Recurrent aural vertigo A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Iodine deficiency Iodine is a natural requirement of our diets. Iodine deficiency can lead to inadequate production of thyroid…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Antifungal agent A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…