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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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- Domagk, Gerhard German physician and chemist (1895-1946) who discovered the first sulfa drug, prontosil, which ushered in the…
- Syndrome, radial aplasia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR
- Conn syndrome Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue…
- Purpura, anaphylactoid See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site…
- Lability The state or quality of being labile: susceptible to change, error or instability. From the Latin labilis…
- Injury, scooter See: Scooter injury
- Arthritis mutilans Arthritis mutilans: An extremely severe form of chronic rheumatoid arthritis characterized by resorption of…
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Der=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Attention deficit…
- Disease, Werner-His Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…
- Breast absence Breast absence: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…