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Bypass
An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body
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- Ethylene oxide A chemical widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices and also used to make other…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Carditis Inflammation of the heart
- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- False rib One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Fetal fibronectin A protein produced during pregnancy and the basis of a test for preterm delivery. Fetal fibronectin (fFN)…
- Polymerase, DNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- Electronystagmogram A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- MCP Membrane cofactor protein. A ubiquitous protein on the surface of cells that regulates complement and is…
- Septum A word borrowed from the Latin 'saeptum' meaning a 'dividing wall or enclosure.
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis