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Piles
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PilesSee hemorrhoids.
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Hemorrhoids
Enlarged veins protruding into the anorectal area, either internal or externally visible. They are either the result of poor sphincter tone and portal congestion, or sphincter hypertonicity, skeletal muscle and adrenergic excess.
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Phlegm
Mucus, especially mucus produced by the lungs during inflammation or infection.
Phonation
Making vocal sounds.
Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
Physiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the function of the various parts of the living organism.
Pigeon toe
A foot condition where the toes turn in.
Piles
Pilus
Hair.
Pimple
A small, elevated skin lesion.
Pinguecula
A yellowish spot on the cornea of the eye that sometimes occurs in the elderly.
Pink eye
Inflammation of the conjunctiva. Also called conjunctivitis.
Pinworm
A parasite, Enterobius vermicularis, that can cause intense itching around the anus.
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Hemorrhoids
Enlarged veins protruding into the anorectal area, either internal or externally visible. They are either the result of poor sphincter tone and portal congestion, or sphincter hypertonicity, skeletal muscle and adrenergic excess.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Phlegm
Mucus, especially mucus produced by the lungs during inflammation or infection.
Phonation
Making vocal sounds.
Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
Physiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the function of the various parts of the living organism.
Pigeon toe
A foot condition where the toes turn in.
Piles
Pilus
Hair.
Pimple
A small, elevated skin lesion.
Pinguecula
A yellowish spot on the cornea of the eye that sometimes occurs in the elderly.
Pink eye
Inflammation of the conjunctiva. Also called conjunctivitis.
Pinworm
A parasite, Enterobius vermicularis, that can cause intense itching around the anus.
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