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Hyperplasia of the prostate, nodular
See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
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- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Zygote The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote…
- Rubella vaccine A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic (PEG) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Melanoderma Increased skin pigmentation, darkening of the skin. This is directly due to an increased amount of melanin…
- Iris, speckled Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Crisis, midlife See: Midlife crisis
- Labial sounds The lips are not only anatomic features of note, they are organs of speech essential to certain…
- Clostridium A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of…
- Tooth, cracked, syndrome A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease…
- Expressed sequence tag (EST) A unique stretch of DNA within a coding region of a gene that is useful for identifying full-length genes and…