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Maturity onset diabetes of the young
Diabetes mellitus that has early onset (usually before the age of 25), is non-insulin-dependent, and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Abbreviated MODY. MODY is often considered a subtype of type 2 diabetes but it is unlike the…
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Show more- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Barium 1. A metallic element belonging to the alkaline earths with an atomic number of 56 and an atomic weight of…
- Fisher's exact test A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and…
- Ocean itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Methemoglobinemia The presence in the blood of methemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that is useless for carrying oxygen and…
- Genitalia, male external See: Male external genitalia
- Human cloning Human cloning for the purposes of creating a human being. Also called human reproductive cloning. The…
- Andrology The branch of medicine concerned with men's health, particularly male infertility and sexual dysfunction…
- Bariatric surgery Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery…
- Angiostrongyliasis Infection with the parasitic nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus. The two species that infect humans are A…
- Macrocytic 1. Any abnormally large cell. The opposite of macrocytic is microcytic (an abnormally small cell). 2. An…
- Ot- Prefix meaning ear, used before a vowel, as in otalgia and otitis. Before a consonant, ot- becomes oto-, as…