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Liver shunt
Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS), is a shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is…
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- Cold, summer A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Vincent gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Metapneumovirus, human See: Human metapneumovirus
- Ecchymotic Characterized by ecchymosis.
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Epistaxis Medical term for nosebleed. The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and…
- Nyctophobia Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience anxiety…
- Tube, Eustachian The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of the Eustachian tube is to protect…
- Zinc-finger protein See: Zinc finger
- AKA (above the knee amputation) In general usage, this would be read to mean 'also known as.' For example, William Jefferson (aka 'Bill')…
- MS 1. Multiple sclerosis. See also entry to: Multiple sclerosis.2. Mass spectrometry