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Zenker diverticulum
The most common type of outpouching in the esophagus, due to increased pressure causing the mucous membrane of the esophagus to herniate through a defect in the wall of esophagus. Zenker diverticuli are usually located in the posterior…
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- Lips Aside from the lips of the mouth, there are two pairs of lips at the entrance to the vagina. They are the…
- JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA began publication in 1883. It now bills itself as 'the…
- Mononeuritis Inflammation of a single nerve. There are many causes of mononeuritis including diabetes mellitus, carpal…
- Major A major may be an officer in the military but, in a larger sense, it can be anything that is more than…
- Arrhythmias, atrial Abnormal heart rhythm due to electrical disturbances in the atria (the upper chambers of the heart) or the AV…
- Fundus Latin word for the bottom. In medicine, fundus refers to the bottom or base of an organ. For example, the…
- Androgen ablation Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- Synovial chondromatosis A disorder of a joint featuring a change of the normal joint lining (synovium) tissue's cellular structure to…
- Venin Snake venom (poison).
- Barium enema x-ray See: Lower GI series
- Maternal The age of the mother at the time of delivery. Advanced maternal age is usually defined as age 35 or more at…