Rape and sexual assault
The various definitions of rape range from the broad (coercing a person to engage in any sexual act) to the specific (forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse). The United States Code includes the crime of rape under the more comprehensive ... [... more]
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Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot is a common syndrome of congenital heart defects. The heart is two pumps in one. The ventricle on the left side pumps blood full of oxygen through the body; the ventricle on the right side pumps the same blood through the ... [... more]
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is bleeding from an arterial blood vessel in the upper gastrointestinal tract, caused by a mucosal gastric tear at or near the point where the esophagus and stomach join. Mallory-Weiss syndrome causes about 5% of all upper ... [... more]
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Friedreich's ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is an inherited, progressive nervous system disorder causing loss of balance and coordination. Ataxia is a condition marked by impaired coordination. Friedreich's ataxia is the most common inherited ataxia, affecting ... [... more]
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Atrial septal defect
An atrial septal defect is an abnormal opening in the wall separating the left and right upper chambers (atria) of the heart. During the normal development of the fetal heart, there is an opening in the wall (the septum) separating the left and ... [... more]
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms that occurs 5 to 11 days before a woman's period begins, and goes away once menstruation starts. The most severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is ... [... more]
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Prostate-specific antigen test
Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a protein produced by the prostate gland that may be found in elevated levels in the blood when a person develops certain diseases of the prostate, notably The blood test for PSA is used to screen older men ... [... more]
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Myomectomy
Myomectomy is the removal of fibroids (noncancerous tumors) from the wall of the uterus. Myomectomy is the preferred treatment for symptomatic fibroids in women who want to keep their uterus. Larger fibroids must be removed with an abdominal ... [... more]
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Cholecystotomy
Cholecystitis refers to a painful inflammation of the gallbladder's wall. The disorder can occur a single time (acute), or can recur multiple times (chronic). The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ in the upper right hand corner of the ... [... more]
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Abdominal wall defects
Abdominal wall defects are birth (congenital) defects that allow the stomach or intestines to protrude. Many unexpected and fascinating events occur during the development of a fetus inside the womb. The stomach and intestines begin development ... [... more]
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
An endoscope as used in the field of gastroenterology (the medical study of the stomach and intestines) is a thin, flexible tube that uses a lens or miniature camera to view various areas of the gastrointestinal tract. When the procedure is ... [... more]
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Anthrax as a weapon
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis that primarily affects livestock but that can occasionally spread to humans, affecting either the skin, intestines, or lungs. In humans, the infection can often be treated, but it ... [... more]
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