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Posthitis
Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis). In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the…
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- Balantidium A genus of protozoa with cilia that includes Balantidium coli (B. coli). B. coli is the largest protozoan and…
- Angry Pertaining to anger, an emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and…
- Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome: The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother…
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- Nerve, third cranial The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
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- Beau-Reil cross furrows See: Beau's lines