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Vulvodynia, essential
A chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the female external genital organs including the labia, clitoris, and entrance to the vagina)-- a painful sensation which may extend to the perineum, thigh or buttock…
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Show more- Transcranial Through the cranium. As, for example, in transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Estrogen/progestin therapy Abbreviated EPT. A combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin. Taken by women, the estrogen in the…
- Subacute spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Apnea, central sleep Sleep (CSA): Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during…
- Urachus A canal connecting the bladder of the fetus with the allantois, a structure that contributes to the formation…
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Enterospasm A painful, intense contraction of the intestine
- Chromosome 5q- syndrome A blood disorder due to the loss of part of the long (q) arm of chromosome 5 in myeloid (bone marrow) cells…
- Totipotent Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development…
- Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's…
- Transplant, kidney See: Kidney transplant
- Hiatal Pertaining to an hiatus, an opening. An hiatal hernia occurs when a part of the stomach protrudes through the…