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Vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is a fluid produced by glands in the vaginal wall and cervix that drains from the opening of the vagina. The amount and appearance of normal vaginal discharge varies throughout the menstrual cycle. An increase in the…
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Show more- Hemidiaphragm, elevated See: Elevated hemidiaphragm
- PPAR Abbreviation for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor. There are 3 known subtypes of PPARs --…
- Ultraviolet C One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B) given off by…
- Conserved sequence A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained essentially…
- Optician A specialist in fitting eyeglasses and making lenses to correct vision problems. An optometrist performs eye…
- Tarantismo See: Tarantism.
- Syndrome, Alexander See: Alexander disease
- Infection, roundworm Infection from a type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the…
- Therapy, testosterone replacement The practice of giving testosterone to treat conditions in which the testes do not produce enough…
- Residual Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicated
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Arrhythmias, atrial Abnormal heart rhythm due to electrical disturbances in the atria (the upper chambers of the heart) or the AV…