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Gastric banding
A surgically implanted device used to help a person lose weight. In a surgical procedure, a band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a small pouch that can hold only a small amount of food. The narrowed opening between…
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Show more- Congenital arthrogryposis Nonprogressive congenital contractures that develop before birth and are evident at birth (congenital). The…
- Microtubule motor See: Microtubule motor protein
- Vesicatory A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant
- Organic dust toxic syndrome A flu-like illness due to the inhalation of grain dust with symptoms including fever, chest tightness, cough…
- Y chromatin A brilliantly fluorescent body seen under the microscope in cells containing a Y chromosome when the cells…
- Septum, interatrial The wall separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart. A hole in the interatrial septum is termed…
- Coenzyme A substance that enhances the action of an enzyme. (An enzyme is a protein that functions as a catalyst to…
- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography
- Disease, polycystic kidney See Polycystic kidney disease
- Induced menopause Menopause: Menopause may be due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is induced when the ovaries are…
- Klippel-Feil anomaly See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Medication, antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…