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A disease of the kidneys, common in Mediterranean countries.  

Occurring from time to time. Recurring at somewhat consistent intervals.  

A length of time. Menstruation or the menses, bleeding from the uterus which occurs in a woman each month when the lining of the uterus is shed because no fertilised egg is present. Colloquial term for the menses. Also refers to a cycle of time, to a phase or interval. The interval between two successive…

Inflammation of tissue round the kidney, which spreads from an infected kidney. Inflammation of the tissues around the kidney. This is usually due to spread of infection from the kidney itself. The patient has pain in the loins, fever, and fits of shivering. Prompt treatment of the underlying renal infection is required to prevent progression…

Around the kidney.  

A surgical operation to stitch up a perineum which has torn during childbirth. Suturing of the perineum, often due to a tear sustained during vaginal delivery of a fetus. The stitching of a tear, possibly sustained during childbirth, in the region between the vulva and anus (the perineum). The operation may involve repair of the…

A surgical operation to repair the perineum by grafting tissue. A tissue-grafting operation to repair the area between the vulva and anus (the perineum).  

One of the muscles which lie in the perineum.  

The mass of muscle and fibres between the anus and the vagina or prostate. A mass of tissue that separates the anus from the vestibule and the lower part of the vagina.  

A branch of medicine which studies and treats physiological and pathological conditions affecting the mother and/or infant just before and just after the birth of a baby. That branch of medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and fetus or newborn child during late pregnancy, childbirth, and…