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Stricture of the esophagus, chronic
A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by scarring from acid irritation. A common complication of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Several procedures are…
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- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Test, Pap A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Xiphoid process A pointed cartilage attached to the lower end of the breastbone or sternum, the smallest and lowest division…
- Cytokine A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on…
- Glenn shunt A surgical operation for children born with cyanotic heart disease ('blue babies'), in which a large vein…
- Physiologic stress test Stress test: Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic…
- Corporeal Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal…
- Pesthouse A hospital where people suffering from infectious disease were once confined and sometimes treated. 'I…