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Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and gallstones. NTER> The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of the…
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- Sleep, rapid eye movement Sleep, rapid eye movement: REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs)…
- Thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Inbreeding, coefficient of A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Rate, infant mortality The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…
- Crohn ileocolitis Crohn disease involving the ileum (the lowest portion of the small intestine) and the colon (the large…
- OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) See: Oscillopsia.
- Shock, spinal Shock caused by injury to the spinal cord
- Wasting 1. Gradual loss (for example, of weight), deterioration, emaciation. As in a wasting disease. 2. Excessive…
- Fear of fur An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals…
- Diabetes, type 2 One of the two major types of diabetes, the type in which the beta cells of the pancreas produce insulin but…
- Group B streptococcus infection A major cause of infections, including infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant. Strep…