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Serial transverse enteroplasty
Abbreviated STEP. A surgical procedure designed to treat the short bowel syndrome. STEP is based on the idea that stapling V-shapes into alternating sides of the bowel will decrease its width and increase its length. A cutting stapler is…
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Show more- Perimenopause The menopause transition. Perimenopause begins about 6 years before the natural menopause. This is a time…
- Foot-drop brace See Ankle-foot orthosis
- Lab result The result of a test done in a laboratory
- Contusion Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are…
- Cerebrovascular disease Disease of the blood vessels and, especially, the arteries that supply the brain. Cerebrovascular disease is…
- Madelung disease A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Skin biopsy Skin biopsy: Removal of a piece of skin for the purpose of further examination in the laboratory using a…
- Vector In medicine, a vector is a carrier. The best way to understand a vector is to recall its origin as a word…
- Burn, first degree A superficial burn with similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The skin is red in color and sensation…
- Imprinting, genomic The phenomenon of parent-of-origin gene expression. The expression of a gene depends upon the parent who…
- Anatomy, gross Better known among medical students simply as 'gross', gross anatomy is the study of the form of structures…
- Nerve, oculomotor The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve. (The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the cranium, the…