Diseases

Vaginal Discharge

A common gynecologic disorder characterized by an abnormal, nonbloody discharge from the genital tract.

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Abstract

A common gynecologic disorder characterized by an abnormal, nonbloody discharge from the genital tract.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Discharge, Vaginal
  • Discharges, Vaginal
  • Vaginal Discharges

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note category; nonbloody; IM; coord with cause of discharge (IM)

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97

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Previous Indexing

  • Vagina/secretion (1966-1996)
  • Vaginal Diseases (1966-1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vaginal Discharge. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019522. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019522
  2. Vaginal Discharge. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_discharge
  3. Vaginal Discharge. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778502