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See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
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Show more- Syndrome, Kanner (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Primary tumor A tumor that is at the original site where it first arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Insufficiency, mitral See: Mitral insufficiency
- Frozen shoulder Frozen shoulder: Constant severe limitation of the range of motion of the shoulder due to scarring around the…
- Membranous glomerulonephritis See: Membranous nephropathy
- CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Also cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and computer-based patient records
- Segment, genomic A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in…
- Milwaukee brace One of the two main types of braces used to treat the lateral curve of the spine in scoliosis. This brace can…
- Adult-onset Still disease Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all…
- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- Ductular hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…