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Short bowel syndrome
A condition due to loss of half or more of their small intestine removed because of surgical removal or disease of the small intestine. Common reasons for removing part of the small intestine include surgery for Crohn's disease…
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Show more- Sclerosis Localized hardening of skin
- Homozygosity The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For…
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- Radiation 1. Rays of energy. Gamma rays and X-rays are two of the types of energy waves often used in medicine. 2. The…
- Barium solution A liquid containing barium sulfate. The barium is radioopaque -- it shows up on x-rays. The barium outlines…
- Cyst, thyrolingual See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Postmortem examination An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but…
- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Acid, fatty One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell…
- Directives, advance medical These documents pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the…
- CA 125 CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine…
- Disease, gum Inflammation of the soft tissue (gingiva) and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth and holds them…