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Steroid abuse: Use of substances containing anabolic steroids to increase muscle mass. Such steroids can have many side effects when misused, including psychiatric problems, liver tumors, reduction in the size of the male genitals and…
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- Phimosis A condition whereby the foreskin of the penis is too tight. The penis itself consists of a cylindrical shaft…
- Vestibule In medicine and dentistry, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube…
- RAST An allergy test done on a sample of blood. The aim with RAST, as with skin tests, is to check for allergic…
- Ala Alanine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- ENT 1. Abbreviation for ears, nose and throat. A field of medicine also called otolaryngology. 2. Abbreviation…
- Watermelon stomach Parallel red sores in the stomach that look like the stripes on a watermelon. Frequently seen with cirrhosis…
- Care, preoperative See: Preoperative care
- Hemoglobinuria The presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, an abnormal finding, that may make the urine look dark…
- Respiratory rate The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and…
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome
- Syndrome, Turner-Kieser See Nail-patella syndrome