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A sugar-coated tablet or pill. Dragée is a type of French candy that is made by coating fruit, nuts, or other small items with a hard sugar frosting. Sugar almonds are the most popular variety of this confectionery. In Greece, it is customary to serve sugar almonds during special events such as weddings, parties, and…

A parasitic worm which enters the body and rises to the skin to form a blister. The infection frequently leads to secondary arthritis, fibrosis and cellulitis.  

A tropical disease caused by the guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis which enters the body from infected drinking water and forms blisters on the skin, frequently leading to secondary arthritis, fibrosis and cellulitis. A tropical disease caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis in the tissues beneath the skin. The disease is transmitted to man via…

A measure used in pharmacy, equal to 3.8 g dry weight or 3.7 ml liquid measure.  

To sleep lightly for a short time.  

Used to refer politely to the genital area (informal).  

The rectouterine peritoneal recess. The rectouterine pouch at the base of the pelvis and behind the cervix. The gap or area located between the rectum and the uterus.  

A condition in which the uterus is divided into two sections by a membrane. A congenital anomaly in which abnormalities in the formation of the mullerian ducts result in a duplication of the uterus, a uterus with a divided cavity, or sometimes, two copies of the cervix or vagina.  

Able to bend joints to an unusual degree (informal).