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Diabetes, adult-onset
Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
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Show more- Enteral nutrition Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral.
- Schistosomiasis Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize…
- Opportunistic microorganism A bacteria, virus, or fungus that takes advantage of certain opportunities to cause disease. Those…
- Syndrome, Down A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome causes mental…
- Urine pH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of urine. The pH of any fluid is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H-)…
- Menetrier's disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- APECED (autoimmune polyendocrinopathy) Laxative. Used both as a noun (an aperient is a laxative) and adjective (prunes are an aperient fruit). From…
- Placental chorioangioma A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications…
- Primary care The 'medical home' for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family…
- Physician, emergency See: Emergency physician
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…