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Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt
S): A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with…
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Show more- Vascular Relating to the blood vessels of the body. The blood vessels of the body, as a group, are referred to as the…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Anticoagulant agent A medication used as a 'blood-thinner' to prevent the formation of blood clots and to maintain open blood…
- Overactive bladder Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Count, platelet The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized…
- Assay, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted: Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific…
- Superbug An informal term for a bacterium that has become resistant to antibiotics usually used to treat it, as…
- Microabscess A tiny abscess. A small accumulation of pus
- Test, eyedrop There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is…