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Giant hypertrophic gastritis
A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (the gastric mucosa) and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due to loss of albumin by the stomach. The abnormalities of the stomach…
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- Bee genome See: Honey bee genome
- Sweat gland The sweat (sudoriferous) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the…
- Seizure, centrencephalic See: Grand mal
- Quadriplegia Paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord accident or stroke.
- Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Cells, germ The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Stereotactic radiotherapy Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- Salutary Healthful. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome. From the French salutaire, from the Latin salutaris…
- Single palmar flexion crease See: Simian crease
- Cyanosis A bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood. For example, the…
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension