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Acute pancreatitis
Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people have more than one attack but recover fully after each one. The cause of acute pancreatitis is most often alcohol abuse or…
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Show more- ECG Abbreviation for electrocardiogram or EKG. The K is from 'kardio' (in German)
- Tube A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube-like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube…
- Leishmaniasis, visceral See: Visceral leishmaniasis
- Perineal prostatectomy An operation to remove the prostate gland through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus. NTER>
- Climacteric 1. The menopause in women.2. The corresponding time in the life of men.From the Greek klimakter, meaning…
- Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis >Small size and weight before and after birth (pre- and postnatal growth retardation); >Brain involvement…
- Thalassemia, alpha A blood disorder, thalassemia is not one disease but rather a group of disorders that have a single feature…
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- Glossal Of or pertaining to the tongue. Glossal is used as both an adjective and a compound word, as in hypoglossal…
- HAV Hepatitis A virus
- FMDV Foot-and-mouth disease virus. See: Foot-and-mouth disease
- Aphasia, primary progressive See: Primary progressive aphasia