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Genital herpes
A viral infection transmitted through intimate contact with the moist mucous linings of the genitals. This contact can involve the mouth, the vagina or the genital skin. The herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) enters the mucous membranes through…
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- Afferent Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel since it carries blood toward from the heart. An afferent nerve…
- Papilloma, cutaneous A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…
- James Ramsay Hunt See: Ramsay Hunt, James
- CABG, off-pump See: Off-pump CABG
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…
- Shoulder dislocation Displacement of the ball of the shoulder joint (the top rounded portion of the upper arm bone, or humerus)…
- Palpebral gland See: Meibomian gland
- Favism A condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (breakup of red blood cells) after eating fava beans (Vicia…
- Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma: A malignant eye tumor in children, usually under age 5, that arises in cells in the…
- Bow-legs A condition in which the legs curve out to leave a gap between the knees after the period of infancy has…
- Impaction, dental Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…