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Hematuria
Blood in the urine. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but it is always abnormal and should be further investigated. Painful hematuria can be caused by a number of disorders, including infections and stones in the urinary…
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- Food-secure Referring to the situation when people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation
- Fauces The throat. The word fauces is the plural of the Latin faux meaning a small passage.
- Heart and hand syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- MLVT Malattia leventinese
- Cranial nerve, seventh The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Surgery, retrograde intrarenal (RIRS) Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is a procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a viewing tube…
- Virginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- Disease, adult celiac This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- German measles immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- Child abuse, physical Child abuse, physical: Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of…
- Hay fever Hay fever: A seasonal allergy to airborne particles characterized by itchy eyes, runny nose, nasal…