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ampule

Clinically: refers to a small, sealed, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile parenteral medications or solutions... Read More

Amy

Street, slang, or code word for amphetamine... Read More

amylase

A digestive enzyme present in saliva and produced by the pancreas to catalyze starches into simple sugars... Read More

anal

Descriptive term associated with the anus... Read More

anal canal

The terminal part of the large intestine extending from the ... Read More

anal injury

A descriptive term of reference used to identify the location of clinical findings or injury specifically involving the anal structures, as compared to clinical findings or injury involving rectal (only) or ... Read More

anal laxity

Decrease in muscle tone of the anal sphincter... Read More

anal reflex

The anal reflex, also commonly called the "anal wink", is a superficial reflex in which the external anal sphincter contracts in response to stroking the skin of the anus or perineum... Read More

anal skin tag

Common, benign, noncontagious skin protrusions at the anal orifice due to excess growth of perianal skin tissue... Read More

anal spasm

A non-reflexive, involuntary contraction of the anal sphincter muscles that may be associated with pain and/or functional interference... Read More

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