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Antro-duodenal motility study
Antro-duodenal motility study: An antro-duodenal motility study is a study for detecting and recording the contractions of the muscles of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum. It is performed to diagnose…
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Show more- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- LVF 1. Left ventricular failure, failure of the left side of the heart.2. Left ventricular function, the function…
- Hemangioma, hepatic A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. Hepatic hemangioma is the most common…
- Caliciviridae See: Calicivirus; Norovirus
- Obstetrician A physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics, the art and science of managing…
- Referred pain Pain felt at a site other than where the cause is situated. An example is the pain from the pancreas, which…
- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Arteriosclerotic retinopathy Retinal disease caused by arteriosclerosis. In this condition, the arterioles (small arteries) in the retina…
- A.c. Abbreviation on a prescription meaning before meals; from the Latin 'ante cibum', before meals. This is one…
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Delta-storage pool disease See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- BDD Body dysmorphic disorder