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Menopause
Menopause: The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the 'change of life.' Menopause is the opposite of the menarche. Menopause is defined as the time when there has been no menstrual periods for…
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- LLL Acronym for the left lower lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is the left…
- Annotation In genetics, the process of identifying the locations and coding regions of genes in a genome and determining…
- Acute otitis media Otitis media: Inflammation of the middle ear in which there is fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs…
- Quality adjusted life year (QALY) A year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is considered equal to 1.0…
- Venereal disease A disease that is contracted and transmitted by sexual contact, caused by microorganisms that survive on the…
- Cubital tunnel syndrome A form of mononeuropathy due to compression or other injury of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Symptoms of the…
- ESR Abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the…
- Study, antro-duodenal motility An antro-duodenal motility study is a study for detecting and recording the contractions of the muscles of…
- Genome, cholera See: Cholera genome
- Meibomian cyst A cyst of the little glands called Meibomian glands that are located in the eyelids and make a lubricant they…
- IDET Intradiskal electrothermal therapy, a procedure designed to relieve back pain due to damage to the disks…