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Hermaphroditic gonad, containing both ovarian and testicular tissue. A gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue.  

Amount produced, ejected, or expelled. Often used in reference to cardiac output, the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute. Information sent from a computer to an external device such as a display screen, disk drive, printer, or modem. The productive energy supplied by a circuit or device. It is quantified in terms…

Defect in bone development, usually due to renal disease or disturbances in phosphorus and calcium metabolism. The general term for any defective bone formation. Any generalized bone disease resulting from a metabolic disorder. Renal osteodystrophy is the characteristic change in bones occurring in chronic kidney failure. Any widespread bone irregularity stemming from metabolic disorders is…

Benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue, occurring in the vertebrae, femur, tibia, or arm bones, especially in young adults. Symptoms include pain and resorption of normal bone tissue. Treatment is by surgical excision. A large, benign tumor of osteoblasts in a patchy osteoid matrix. It occurs mostly in the vertebral columns of young people.…

Unhealthy fixation on eating healthy food. The patient may avoid certain types of food, such as those containing fats, preservatives, or animal products. It is characterized by the pathological obsession for biologically pure food, which leads to important dietary restrictions. Patients exclude from their diets foods that they consider to be impure because the food…

Skeletal muscle relaxant used in several forms to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism. Adverse effects include rapid heartbeat and dry mouth. A drug that relieves spasm in muscle, used to treat all types of parkinsonism. It is administered by mouth or injection; side-effects may include dry mouth, sight disturbances, and difficulty in urination. A…

Disorder caused by a structural or other detectable change in an organ. A disorder associated with changes in the structure of an organ or tissue. Compare functional disorder.  

Surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for microscopic analysis, as, for example, in cases of abnormally low sperm count in semen.  

Pain in the testes; it may be caused by a hernia in the groin; by a calculus in the lower ureter, or by disease of the testis itself.