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111erection — /i rek sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of erecting. 2. the state of being erected. 3. something erected, as a building or other structure. 4. Physiol. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the… …
112sleeping sickness — Pathol. 1. Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or… …
113schlomp — 1. noun An individual with a flaccid demeanor and physical affect, not toned physically. 2. verb To move in a slumpy, flaccid manner …
114ectropion, ectropium — A rolling outward of the margin of a part, e.g., of an eyelid. [G. ek, out, + trope, a turning] atonic e. e. of the lower eyelid following paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle. SYN: flaccid e., paralytic e …
115syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
116Methods of passing as male — Cross dressing History of cross dressing Breeches role · Breeching Travesti · In film and television …
117pemphigus foliaceus — pemphigus fo·li·a·ce·us .fō lē ā s(h)ē əs n a form of chronic pemphigus characterized by numerous flaccid blisters which rupture to produce widespread exfoliation of the skin * * * a superficial, mild, chronic form of pemphigus, usually occurring …
118pemphigus vulgaris — pemphigus vul·gar·is vəl gar əs n a severe and often fatal form of chronic pemphigus * * * see pemphigus * * * the most common and severe form of pemphigus, seen usually in persons 40 to 60 years old, characterized by chronic, flaccid, easily… …
119Shrapnell's membrane — Shrap·nell s membrane shrap nəlz n a triangular flaccid part of the tympanic membrane of the ear Shrapnell Henry Jones (1761 1841) British anatomist. Shrapnell published the first description of the flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane in… …
120Werdnig-Hoffmann disease — Werd·nig Hoff·mann disease vert nik hof .män n atrophy of muscles that is caused by degeneration of the ventral horn cells of the spinal cord, is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, becomes symptomatic during early infancy, is… …
