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- Neurosyphilis Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central…
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- ACS (American College of Surgeons) The American College of Surgeons was formed in 1913 under the aegis of Dr. John Miller Turpin Finney 'to…
- Cowper's gland Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist…
- Ketone body A chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
- Myomectomy Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the…
- Allopathist See: Allopath
- Fibrosis, radiation Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a sequel of radiation pneumonitis (inflammation…
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…
- Hyperbilirubinemia type I Better known as Gilbert's disease, a common but harmless genetic condition in which a liver enzyme essential…
- Sensation In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in…