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Barium swallow
An upper gastrointestinal series (barium swallow) is an X-ray test used to define the anatomy of the upper digestive tract. Women who are or may be pregnant should notify the doctor requesting the procedure and the radiology staff. The…
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- Medication, antimicrobial A drug used to treat a microbial infection. Antimicrobial is a general term that refers to a group of drugs…
- Acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. In…
- Tattoo removal Tattoo removal: Those who regret getting a tattoo have three choices: hide it, cover it with a better tattoo…
- Lung transplant The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Fever, dengue hemorrhagic (DHF) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Encephalitis, arboviral See: Arboviral encephalitis
- LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, a procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus…
- Corpse A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure…
- Paroxysmal sleep Sleep: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Anger An emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Anger has…
- Female The traditional definition of female was 'an individual of the sex that bears young' or 'that produces ova or…