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Intussusception
Intussusception: Telescoping (prolapse) of a portion of the intestine within another immediately adjacent portion of intestine. This decreases the supply of blood to the affected part of the intestine, and frequently leads to intestinal…
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- Leukomalacia, cystic periventricular Softening of the white matter near the ventricles of the brain resulting in abnormal cysts. Cystic…
- Pneumonic plague Infection of the lungs by Yersina pestis, the bacterial agent that causes the plague, a disease of animals…
- Bone marrow aspiration The removal of a small amount of bone marrow (usually from the hip) through a needle. The needle is placed…
- Adult primary liver cancer A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Allergy, honey bee See: Honey bee allergy
- Anorexic 1. Pertaining to anorexia, lack of appetite.2. A drug or other agent that causes anorexia and so diminishes…
- Speckled iris Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Anomaly A deviation from the usual, something different, peculiar, or abnormal. A congenital anomaly is something…
- Walker, baby A device that allows a baby to move about in a half-seated, half-upright position. A 'walker' may…
- Celsus (1st century A.D.) Aulus (Aurelius) Cornelius Celsus. Roman encyclopedist whose only surviving work, De…