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Micropenis is an unusually small penis. A common criterion is a dorsal (measured on top) erect penile length of at least 2.5 standard deviations smaller than the mean human penis […]

Shoulder impingement syndrome also called subacromial impingement painful arc syndrome supraspinatus syndrome swimmer’s shoulder and thrower’s shoulder is a clinical syndrome which occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff […]

Fibrothorax is fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes including hemothorax pleural effusion and tuberculosis.

Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is a modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period […]

Influenza commonly known as the flu is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae the influenza viruses. The most common symptoms are […]

Rachischisis (Greek: rhachis – ῥάχις – spine and schisis – σχίσις – split) is a developmental birth defect involving the neural tube. This anomaly occurs in utero when the posterior […]

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopause is medical treatment in surgically menopausal perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Its goal is to mitigate discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones […]

Toddler’s fractures or childhood accidental spiral tibial (CAST) fractures are bone fractures of the distal (lower) part of the shin bone (tibia) in toddlers (aged 9 months-3 years) and other […]

Autoimmune diseases arise from an abnormal immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body (autoimmunity). This may be restricted to certain organs (e.g. in […]

In oncology PEComa also PEC tumour and perivascular epithelioid cell tumour is a family of mesenchymal tumours consisting of perivascular epithelioid cells (PECs). These are rare tumours that can occur […]