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Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis: An uncommon type of inflammation of small arteries and veins (vasculitis) that classically involves the vessels supplying the tissues of the lungs, nasal passages (sinuses), and kidneys. Wegener's granulomatosis…
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Show more- Deja vu (In French, dejà vu means 'already seen.' and the word dejà has an acute accent on the e and a grave accent…
- Chyme A pre-digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
- Emergency supplies kit An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Ectopia cordis A type of birth defect in the heart is abnormally located. In ectopia cordis, the heart usually protrudes…
- Gyri The plural of gyrus
- Breast bone Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Disease, inflammatory bowel A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel -- the large or small…
- Polydactyly More than the normal number of fingers or toes. From the Greek 'polys' (many) + 'dactylos' (finger) = many…
- Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency…
- Hormone, mineralocorticoid A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- Genetic transposition The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…