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Desmoplasia
This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue around the tumor. Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after abdominal surgery is…
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- Cure 1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to…
- Phthisis A good trivia or crossword item. An over-consonanted Greek word meaning 'a dwindling or wasting away.'…
- Defect, enzyme An abnormality in the protein (enzyme) important in catalyzing a normal biochemical reaction in the body…
- Aase-Smith syndrome II A genetic disorder that may be detected during early infancy and is characterized by the presence of three…
- Mouth 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums, and…
- Syndrome, Gustavson A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…
- Prion disease A disease due to a prion, a proteinaceous infectious particle that lacks nucleic acids. Prions are composed…
- Heimlich maneuver An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…
- Pulmonary artery catheter Also called a Swan-Ganz catheter. A light flexible balloon-tipped tube that is introduced into the pulmonary…
- Superbug An informal term for a bacterium that has become resistant to antibiotics usually used to treat it, as…
- Inflammatory response A fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical…