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Ambiguous genitalia
Genitalia that are neither typically female nor typically male. Also known as intersexual genitalia. Girls (with a 46, XX chromosome constitution) can have virilized genitalia due to excess androgen action. Conversely, the genitalia in…
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- Swimming pool granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Rape Rape: Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be…
- Calcimimetic A drug in a class of orally active, small molecules that decrease the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)…
- Pap Smear Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells…
- Taenia asiatica Taenia solium.
- Resorption The process of losing substance. Bone, when it is remodeled (reshaped), undergoes both new formation and…
- Salivary gland One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Palindrome Pertaining to a palindrome. A DNA sequence that reads the same in both directions is a palindromic sequence.
- Pedigree In medicine, a family health history diagrammed with a set of international symbols to indicate the…
- Perforation, nasal septum A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- American Sign Language Abbreviated ASL. A complete, complex language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements…