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Renal artery stenosis
Renal artery stenosis: Narrowing of the major artery that supplies blood to the kidney. Renal artery stenosis can lead to seriously elevated blood pressure. Common causes of renal artery stenosis include atherosclerosis and thickening of…
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- Chromosome, acrocentric An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. A marker chromosome is not…
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Varicella rash Rash: Varicella (chickenpox) is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The rash of…
- Apposition The word 'apposition' has several senses including the act of adding or accretion and also the putting of…
- CHF Congestive heart failure
- Triplet One of three, as: 1. One of three babies in a multiple birth. Or three animals gestated together. 2. In…
- Cholangitis, sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Typhus, louse-borne See: Typhus, epidemic
- Ossify To make into bone; to convert cartilage or fibrous tissue into bone. The skeleton initially consists mainly…
- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- Nerve A bundle of fibers that uses chemical and electrical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from…