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Genital herpes
A viral infection transmitted through intimate contact with the moist mucous linings of the genitals. This contact can involve the mouth, the vagina or the genital skin. The herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) enters the mucous membranes through…
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Show more- Metatarsals Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from…
- Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
- Prokaryote A unicellular organism lacking a nuclear membrane, a discrete nucleus, and other specialized compartments…
- Urine hemoglobin The presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, an abnormal finding, that may make the urine look dark…
- Sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- American Diabetes Association (ADA) The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: 'The American Diabetes…
- APC (medication) Aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine (a pill containing all three)
- Male pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones in the male. There are significant differences in…
- Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt S): A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and…
- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Hemodialysis Hemodialysis: A medical procedure that uses a special machine (a dialysis machine) to filter waste products…
- Islets of Langerhans Known as the insulin-producing tissue, the islets of Langerhans do more than that. They are groups of…