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Prepuce, inflammation of the
Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) usually occur together as balanoposthitis…
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Show more- Pax3 One in a family of Pax genes involved in regulating embryonic development at the level of transcription. The…
- Nurse, licensed practical A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs…
- Medicins Sans Frontieres A group which sends physicians and other health workers to some of the most destitute and dangerous parts of…
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy Sentinel lymph node biopsy: Examination of the first lymph node ('gland') that receives lymphatic drainage…
- Tache noire Black spot (in French), a small ulcer covered with a black crust at the site of a tick bite, characteristic…
- BER Base excision repair
- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…
- Osseous Having to do with the bone, consisting of bone, or resembling bone. From 'os' which is a synonym for 'bone.'…
- Region, regulatory A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence
- Fear of intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Collagen, type IV, alpha 5 See: COL4A5
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…