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A narrowing or stricture of an opening. A condition in which a passage becomes narrow. Abnormal narrowing of a passageway in the body, as between two organs in the digestive system, often requiring surgery. Abnormal narrowing or constriction of a passageway or opening, as in aortic stenosis. The abnormal narrowing of a passage or opening,…

Reproductive malfunction in women. Chronic anovulation in the setting of obesity, hyperinsulinemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, lipid abnormalities, hirsutism, infertility, and ovarian cysts.  

The ability to remain on a weight reduction regimen in the face of temptations to discontinue dieting.  

Voluntary sexual intercourse with a person who is under the age of consent. A criminal charge against someone for having sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent, regardless of whether the parties knew each other’s ages or who initiated the contact. Statutory rape is so called because it stems from statutes, or…

A sustained orgasmic response experiences by some women that lasts 20 or more seconds.  

The theory that children identify with persons whose status they envy.  

In sociology, a person’s position in social space, or prestige and esteem that a person commands. A state or condition. A condition or state, frequently severe or difficult to manage.  

Organs of equilibrium.  

In epidemiology, methods of determining the probability that estimates of population parameters are different because of sampling variability only.  

A method of describing language in terms of the relative frequencies of sounds and combinations of sounds.