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Oral contraceptive, combined
Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth control in the United States. This form of birth control suppresses ovulation (the monthly release of an egg from the ovaries) by…
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- Dislocation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Temperature The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a…
- Gland of external secretion See: Exocrine gland
- Paresis 1 Incomplete paralysis. 2 A form of neurosyphilis (syphilis affecting the central nervous system -- the brain…
- FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis, a prominent hereditary colon cancer syndrome
- Condyloma subcutaneum Molluscum contagiosum. Wartlike growths around the anus and genitals caused by a virus. Molluscum contagiosum…
- Neuralgia, vidian A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Aleve See: Naproxen
- Voluntary Euthanasia Society (VES) The first society of its kind in the world -- its founders included doctors, lawyers and churchmen -- the VES…
- Syndrome, Munchhausen Syndrome, Munchhausen: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological…
- Skull The skull is a collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the head and face. The bones of…