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Gonorrhea. A copious discharge of mucus, particularly from the urethra. This usually accompanies urethritis and sometimes acute prostatitis. Treatment is directed to clearing the underlying causative organism by antibiotic administration. An abundant mucus secretion from any part of the body, especially the excessive pus-like discharge associated with gonorrhea from the penis or vagina, is also…

Is an unusual susceptibility to bleeding (hemorrhage) due to a defect in the system of coagulation.  

Bulging e.g. membrane blebbing also called membrane bulging or ballooning.  

Agent that suppresses further development of the blastocyst through to the ovum stage.  

Blastocyst is an embryonic structure formed in the early embryogenesis of mammals after the formation of the morula, but before implantation. The fertilized egg in an early stage of cell division when the cells form a hollow sphere. An early stage in the development of an embryo. Embryonic stage, following the morula stage in human…

Also known as vitamin B7. A vitamin, sometimes known as vitamin H, required for the synthesis of fatty acids and glucose, among other reactions, and in the control of gene expression and cell division. Optional on nutrition label unless added as a nutrient supplement. Biotin is part of the B-vitamin complex. It helps regulate the…

A breakdown product of heme (a part of haemoglobin in red blood cells) produced by the liver that is excreted in bile which causes a yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes when it accumulates in those organs. Orange- to yellow-colored compound in the blood plasma, produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin following the normal…

Old term used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries pertaining to bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and excessive flatulence. A symptom-picture resulting from a short-term disordered liver, with constipation, frontal headache, spots in front of the eyes, poor appetite, and nausea or vomiting. The usual causes are heavy alcohol consumption, poor ventilation when working with…

Infection of organ(s) associated with bile, comprise: (a) acute cholecystitis: an acute inflammation of the gallbladder wall; (b) cholangitis: inflammation of the bile ducts.