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Liver disease
Liver disease refers to any disorder of the liver. The liver is a large organ in the upper right abdomen that aids in digestion and removes waste products from the blood. Liver disease includes the following conditions: > >Cirrhosis, or…
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- Dysmotility syndrome A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus…
- Cloacal exstrophy A birth defect involving the pelvic area that is termed a malformation sequence and involves the cloaca. A…
- Nonbacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a walnut-sized…
- Coronavirus An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Cystoscopy A procedure in which the doctor inserts a lighted instrument called a cystoscope into the urethra (the tube…
- STI Abbreviation for: 1. Sexually transmitted infection. 2. Soft tissue infection. 3. Systolic time interval
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3
- Bergstrom See: Bergström, Sune K.
- Phagocytosis The process by which a cell engulfs particles such as bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells…
- Muscular atrophy, post-polio (PPMA) Late muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and…
- Obesity, exogenous Overweight caused by consuming more food than the person's activity level warrants, leading to increased fat…