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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Flu, stomach
So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses caused by other microorganisms
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- Listeriosis An important public health problem in N America involving infection caused by eating food contaminated with…
- Insomnia, transient Insomnia that usually lasts less than a week and does not recur. If it recurs from time to time, the insomnia…
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome A rare disorder caused by a tumor called a gastrinoma, most often occurring in the pancreas. The tumor…
- Hematoma, intracranial A hematoma (a collection of blood) within the cranium (skull). The bleed may or may not be within the brain…
- Nephrolithotripsy, percutaneous (PNL) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- ADI Acceptable daily intake
- Explant 1. The original meaning: to transfer tissue from the body and place it in a culture medium for growth; and…
- Familial polyposis An inherited condition in which several hundred polyps develop in the colon and rectum.
- Encephalitis, LaCrosse One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…