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Crotch
A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide. The word 'crotch' is thought to be related to the word 'crutch' since the first crutches were likely fashioned from the…
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- Papillomatosis, laryngeal Laryngeal papillomatosis is the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords. The disease is most…
- Graves disease Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Elbow, tennis A painful injury to the tendon that is attached to the outer part of the elbow due to repetitive twisting of…
- Estrogen-associated blood clots >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Prescription abbreviations A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Monocular diplopia See: Diplopia, monocular
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Nocturia Excessive urinating at night.
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…
- Hematopoiesis The production of all types of blood cells generated by a remarkable self-regulated system that is responsive…
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…