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Androgenic
Pertaining to the development of male characteristics, including body hair, the genital organs and muscle mass. 'Androgenic' is the adjective form of the noun 'androgen,' a word referring to any of the male hormones, including testosterone…
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Show more- Trisomy 13 syndrome Condition with three rather than the normal two chromosomes #13. Children born with this syndrome have…
- Hexenmilch See: Witch's milk
- Lymphocytic colitis Lymphocytic colitis> A type of inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon). The name derives from the…
- D (domain) Abbreviation for domain, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in…
- Influenza, Asian See: Asian flu
- Tenosynovitis, De Quervain's 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Consumption An old and once common term for wasting away of the body, particularly from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)…
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) A hysterosalpingogram imaging test that is used to examine the cavity of the uterus and Fallopian tubes. In a…
- Presentation, breech Birth in which the buttocks present before the head
- DGS See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Blood clot Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a thrombus. The process by which a…
- Keratosis A localized horny overgrowth of the upper layer of skin such as a callus or wart. Among the common forms of…