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Right hepatic duct
The duct that drains bile from the right half of the liver and joins the left hepatic duct to form the common hepatic duct. NTER>
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Show more- Autosomal chromosome Any chromosome except for the sex chromosomes. Humans have 44 autosomal chromosomes, or autosomes
- Encephalitis, LAC LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus…
- Inflammation A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness…
- Hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism: Too much parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood…
- Clones, recombinant Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- BAEP (brainstem auditory evoked potentials) See: ABR test
- Ab- Prefix meaning 'from, away from, off' as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body)…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Concussion Concussion: A traumatic injury to tissues of the body such as the brain as a result of a violent blow…
- Curse, Ondine's Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- STL1 Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome