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Yeast vulvitis
A yeast infection of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia, clitoris, and the entrance (the 'vestibule') to the vagina. Yeast vulvitis commonly goes together with yeast vaginitis, infection of…
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Show more- Medication, anti-platelet Platelet-blocking drugs. Drugs that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and…
- Disc Shortened terminology for an intervertebral disc, a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates…
- Colonoscopy, virtual See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Vertical transmission Passage of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the perinatal…
- Athlete foot See: Athlete's foot
- Kidney disease screening Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Body dysmorphic disorder Body dysmorphic disorder: A psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with imagined…
- Epistaxis, treatment of To stop epistaxis (a nosebleed), you should: 1. Pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your…
- Neck The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constricted part of a bone or…
- SSPE Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months…
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…
- Cranial bone Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…