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Fundoplication
A surgical teque that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not work normally and there is gastro-esophageal reflux. Fundoplication has been the standard surgical method for treating…
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- Intercellular Between cells, as in an intercellular bridge
- Tenth cranial nerve The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Arachnodactyly Long spider-like fingers and toes, a frequent finding in Marfan syndrome, a heritable disorder of connective…
- Reaction, hibernation See: SAD
- Mutism, akinetic A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology…
- Paraphilia Paraphilia: One of several complex psychiatric disorders that are manifested as deviant sexual behavior. For…
- Iatric Relating to medicine or a physician. Iatric systems are medical systems. From the Greek iatrikos (medical)…
- Photodynamic therapy Photodynamic therapy: A form of cancer treatment using an photosensitizing agent administered intravenously…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 ALS1. A form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and caused by…
- Sacral vertebrae There are 5 sacral vertebral bones. They are represented by the symbols S1 through S5 and are situated…