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Penis, hypospadias of the
Birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra in the male normally travels through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine…
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Show more- Desensitization, allergy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Study, crossover A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. In this type…
- Exogenous Originating from outside the organism. Insulin taken by a diabetic is exogenous insulin
- Diuresis The increased formation of urine by the kidney. See diuretic for more detail
- Appendiceal rupture Rupture of appendix
- Truncate To shorten, to cut short. A malformation (birth defect) may truncate a limb. A mutation may create a stop…
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Candidiasis Overgrowth of the C. albicans yeast in the gastrointestinal tract, or infection of other body areas with this…
- Physiatrist Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting…
- Paragonimiasis Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the…
- Eructation Better known as burping or belching. Casting up wind (expelling air) from the stomach through the mouth