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Statutory rape
A legal term describing sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. The adult can be found guilty of statutory rape in courts of law even if the minor was a willing partner. 'Statutory,' which is derived from the Latin word 'statuere'…
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Show more- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…
- Ames, Bruce N. American biochemist and geneticist (1928-) who developed the Ames test for chemical mutagens. Ames attended…
- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. A Y-linked gene is by necessity passed from father to son, since the Y chromosome…
- Labile diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Niacin for high cholesterol Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, given to lower cholesterol. Nicotinic acid…
- Neurosis A chronic disorder featuring irritability of the nervous system (nervousness) and characterized by anxiety…
- Saddle sore 1. Sore from riding on a saddle such as on a horse or bike. 2. A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting…
- Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- PJS Polycystic kidney disease.
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus