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Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome
Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall. Also called the 'prune belly syndrome.' The full syndrome probably occurs only in…
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Show more- Gastroesophageal reflux The return of stomach contents back up into the esophagus This frequently causes heartburn because of…
- Islet cell cancer A rare but highly treatable type of pancreatic cancer that begins in the cells of the pancreas that produce…
- Insufficiency, pancreatic See: Pancreatic insufficiency
- Reproductive organs, female The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Spindle neuron A large neuron tapered at both ends that is only found in humans and great apes and so is thought to be a…
- Caduceus 1. A rod with two snakes entwined about it topped by a pair of wings.2. An insignia of a caduceus meant…
- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…
- Titin A giant filamentous protein essential to the structure, development, and elasticity of muscle. The gene…
- Osteotomy, cuneiform Surgical removal of a triangular piece of bone
- Double-masked See: Double-blind
- Embolism, pulmonary The obstruction of the pulmonary artery or a branch of it leading to the lungs by a blood clot, usually from…
- Granuloma, fish bowl Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…