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Pseudomelanosis coli
Anosis coli): A benign, reversible condition usually, but not always, associated with long-term use of anthranoid laxatives in which pigment deposition in the lamina propria of the large intestine results in a brown to black discoloration…
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- Fetoscope (1) A flexible fiberoptic device used to view or operate upon a fetus within the womb (to do fetal…
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Sequence, complementary Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- Tube, swallowing See: Swallowing tube
- Villi Plural of villus, a tiny finger-like or vascular projection
- Chemokine receptor Chemokine receptor: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that…
- Anti-angiogenesis drugs These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels…
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- Human immunodeficiency virus Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus…
- Tularemia A bacterial disease caused by infection with a bacterium called Francisella tularensis that usually occurs in…
- Ventricular Pertaining to the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, as in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular…