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Cul-de-sac
A viewer writes regarding the term 'cul-de-sac': 'I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it?' The answer is of course: 'Yes' (or you'd not be reading this here). An anatomic cul-de-sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is…
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Show more- MPS Abbreviation for mucopolysaccharidosis
- DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Pancreatic carcinoma See: Pancreatic cancer
- Infarction, acute myocardial See: Acute myocardial infarction
- Hematophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blood is called hematophobia. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread…
- Favism A condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (breakup of red blood cells) after eating fava beans (Vicia…
- Serum hepatitis Hepatitis B.
- Glenn shunt A surgical operation for children born with cyanotic heart disease ('blue babies'), in which a large vein…
- Nipple shield A cap or dome, usually made today of plastic (formerly, rubber), placed over the nipple and areola during…
- Neuralgia, ciliary A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Achondrogenesis type II A severe inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by a short body and limbs and a lack of bone…
- MADH4 A tumor suppressor gene (also known as SMAD4/DPC4) located on chromosome 18 in band 18q21 1. About 15% to 20%…