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Bowel
Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small intestine and large intestine, respectively. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage' because the outside of the intestine…
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- Radiation therapy, external Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body
- Capsulitis Inflammation of the capsule of the lens, joint, liver, or labyrinth. See also: Adhesive capsulitis
- Erythrocyte A cell that contains hemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The…
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…
- Occupational Safety and Health, Nat'l Institut for Better known as NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a US Federal agency…
- Bursitis, knee Inflammation of a bursa of the knee joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface…
- Pregnancy, dangerous drugs during A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…
- Vitreous type 2 Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Common hepatic duct The duct formed by the junction of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right half of the…
- Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet The Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet is a weight loss plan based upon the concept that your blood type (referring…
- Hangman injury (Hangman's fracture) A broken neck involving a fracture of an upper cervical vertebra similar to the injury suffered in death by…