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Pertaining to the failure rate of contraceptives when adherence to prescribed instruction is unknown, theoretical effectiveness. When a treatment fails to achieve its intended results, the failure may be due to the method employed or its use. For example, a contraceptive failure may occur because the method was inadequate or because it really was not…

An oily resin responsible for the skin reaction caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.  

A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidneys, urinary bladder, and related structures, and the male reproductive organs, gynecology. The scientific study of the urinary system and its diseases. That branch of medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, disorders, and treatment of the urinary tract in both…

A medical specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the urinary tract of both sexes and of the genital tract of the male. A doctor who specialises in urology. A physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract, including the kidney and bladder in both males and females, and of…

Undifferentiated tissue within the embryo from which the penile urethra the labia minora develop.  

Discharge of urine from the urethra due to physical straining.  

A malignancy of the urinary bladder.  

Located in the pelvis it is a storage sac for urine. A sac where the urine collects after passing from the kidneys through the ureters, before being passed out of the body through the urethra. Muscular sac in the pelvis that stores urine for discharge through the urethra. The urine is carried to the bladder…

An analysis of the urine to determine how the kidneys are functioning and the health of other organs. The analysis of urine, to detect diseases such as diabetes mellitus. A series of tests run on a sample of urine; often considered a kind of kidney function test, it also tests for a wide variety of…

In women, a protrusion of the urethra through the vaginal wall. Herniation or protrusion of the urethra into the vagina; it may be congenital or acquired, the result of pressure during pregnancy or childbirth, obesity, or poor muscle tone. Treatment depends on the size and location of the hernia and on whether or not it…