Asherman’s syndrome (AS) or Fritsch syndrome is a condition characterized by adhesions and/or fibrosis of the endometrium most often associated with dilation and curettage of the intrauterine cavity. A number […]
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Baby colic
Baby colic (also known as infantile colic) is defined as episodes of crying for more than three hours a day for more than three days a week for three weeks […]
Contagious disease
A contagious disease is a subset category of infectious diseases (or communicable diseases) which are easily transmitted by physical contact (hence the name-origin) with the person suffering the disease or […]
Pseudocholinesterase deficiency
Pseudocholinesterase deficiency is an inherited blood plasma enzyme abnormality. People who have this abnormality may be sensitive to certain anesthetic drugs including the muscle relaxants succinylcholine and mivacurium as well […]
Müllerian agenesis
Müllerian agenesis also called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome or MRKH named after August Franz Joseph Karl Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky Hermann Kuster and G. A. Hauser is a congenital malformation characterized […]
Cryptomenorrhea
Cryptomenorrhea or cryptomenorrhoea also known as hematocolpos[citation needed] is a condition where menstruation occurs but is not visible due to an obstruction of the outflow tract. Specifically the endometrium is […]
Struma ovarii
A struma ovarii (literally: goitre of the ovary) is a rare form of monodermal teratoma that contains mostly thyroid tissue which may cause hyperthyroidism.Despite its name struma ovarii is not […]
Melasma
Melasma (also known as Chloasma faciei or the mask of pregnancy when present in pregnant women) is a tan or dark skin discoloration. Although it can affect anyone melasma is […]
Food intolerance
Food intolerance or non-allergic food hypersensitivity is a term used widely for varied physiological responses associated with a particular food or compound found in a range of foods.Food intolerance is […]
Glomus tumor
Glomus tumor was also the name formerly (and incorrectly) used for a tumor now called a paraganglioma.A glomus tumor (also known as a solitary glomus tumor solid glomus tumor or […]