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Pancreas divisum
Pancreas divisum: Pancreas divisum is a common congenital anomaly (an anomaly that is present at birth) of the pancreatic duct(s). The Pancreas is a deep-seated organ located behind the stomach. One of its functions is to produce enzymes…
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Show more- Rupture, uterine A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic injury…
- Phototherapy Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be 'put under the lights.'
- Prodrug A precursor (forerunner) of a drug. A prodrug must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before…
- Dorsal The back or posterior side of a structure. "Dorsum" is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Gleason score A grading system for prostate carcinoma devised by Dr. Donald Gleason in 1977 as a method for predicting the…
- Fiber, elastic See: Elastic fiber
- Patellar tendon reflex See: Knee jerk
- Split-hand/split-foot malformation A genetic malformation syndrome of the limbs with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and…
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- Birth defects, study of Birth defects, study of: The study of birth defects is now usually called dysmorphology. Dysmorphology is a…
- Parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymus and See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…