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Pancreatic insufficiency
Not enough of the digestive enzymes normally secreted by the pancreas into the intestine. Pancreatic insufficiency is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis. NTER> The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in…
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- Insemination The deposition of semen in the female reproductive tract. Under normal circumstances, the deposit is made…
- Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut A severe form of epilepsy that usually begins in early childhood and is characterized by frequent seizures of…
- Syndrome, Eagle Inflammation of the styloid process, a spike-like projection sticking off the base of the skull. The tissues…
- Candidiasis, oral Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as thrush. Yeast…
- Osteonecrosis Bone death resulting from poor blood supply to an area of bone. Also known as aseptic necrosis or avascular…
- Pinealoma An uncommon slow-growing tumor of the pineal gland. Symptoms include hydrocephalus, paralysis of upward gaze…
- Eastern equine encephalitis Abbreviated EEE. A mosquito-born viral disease. The EEE virus normally is found in freshwater swamp birds and…
- Oncogene 1. A gene that played a normal role in the cell as a proto-oncogene and that has been altered by mutation and…
- Blood sugar Blood glucose. See also: High blood sugar; Low blood sugar
- Malabsorption The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve…
- Intracranial Within the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. An intracranial hemorrhage is bleeding…