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Colitis, ulcerative
A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). The cause is unknown. Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. It has some similarity to a related disorder, Crohn's disease. The…
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Show more- Tear gland The gland that makes tears. An abnormality of the tear glands can impair the production of the tears and lead…
- Acute kidney failure See: Acute renal failure
- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Baby blues A common temporary psychological state right after childbirth when a new mother may have sudden mood swings…
- B(a)P Benzo(a)pyrene
- UTI in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- PLGF Placental growth factor
- EYCL1 A gene for green/blue eye color located on chromosome 19. See also: Eye color
- Contraction, uterine The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Submandibular gland The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone).
- Syndromatic hepatic ductular hypoplasia Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Cervical dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix. Dystocia comes from the Greek…