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A swelling of the blood vessels.  

One of the male sex hormones. A sex hormone secreted by the testes and the adrenal glands. An androgenic steroid found in the urine. It is a metabolite of testosterone and androstenedione. It has been synthesized. As one of the androgens (male sex hormones), androsterone contributes to the characteristic changes of growth and development of…

The study of male sexual characteristics and subjects such as impotence, infertility and the male menopause. The scientific study of men’s health; particularly, the study of the ways in which male hormones affect men’s aging, body structure, psychology, and sexual performance.  

Producing male characteristics. Inducing androgenic effects reminiscent of testosterone, resulting in masculinizing characteristics. Describing the hormones that trigger the sebaceous glands to produce sebum.  

A disease of which the symptoms are weakness and anaemia, caused by a hookworm which lives on the blood of the carrier. In severe cases the person may die. An infestation of the small intestine by the parasitic hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale. A parasitic infection caused by the nematodes Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, resulting in…

Parasitic worm in the intestine which holds onto the wall of the intestine with its teeth and lives on the blood and protein of the carrier. A genus of small parasitic nematodes that inhabit the small intestine and are widely distributed in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. The worms suck blood from the gut wall,…

A small triangular muscle at the back of the elbow. A muscle behind the elbow that assists in extending the forearm. The short extensor muscle of the forearm, located on the back of the elbow. It arises from the back portion of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, and its fibers insert on the side…

Someone who does a job for patients such cooking or cleaning which is supplementary to medical care.  

The staff in a hospital who are not administrators, doctors or nurses, e.g. cleaners, porters, kitchen staff.  

A cancer where the cells are not similar to those of the tissue from which they come.