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An enzyme-inhibiting drug used in the treatment of male impotence. An anti-impotence drug. Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) is prescribed for men who have difficulty obtaining or maintaining an erection during sexual intercourse, a condition called erectile dysfunction, or impotence. Sildenafil citrate works by blocking the action of an enzyme that causes a reduction in blood flow…

In an important or noteworthy manner.  

Important or worth noting.  

A surgical operation to bring the sigmoid colon out through a hole in the abdominal wall. Creation of an artificial anus in the sigmoid colon, that is, sigmoid colostomy.  

A surgical operation to remove the sigmoid colon. Removal of the sigmoid colon by surgery. It is performed for tumors, severe diverticular disease, or for an abnormally long sigmoid colon that has become twisted. The surgical extraction of a portion or the entirety of the sigmoid colon.  

Able to see, as opposed to visually impaired.  

One of the five senses, the ability to see. The act of seeing. Vision is one of the five senses. The eye acts as a sophisticated camera, providing valuable information about a person’s environment.  

A lack of iron in the blood usually caused by insufficient iron in the diet. Iron deficiency, caused by inadequate iron intake in the diet or increased loss from the body, as occurs in hemorrhage or chronic bleeding. The major manifestation is anemia, corrected by iron administration. This may result from dietary inadequacy; increased requirement…

A rail at the side of a bed which can be lifted to prevent the person falling out.  

The part of the body between the hips and the shoulder. The part of an object which is not the front, back, top or bottom. The left or right part of the trunk of the body.