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Giant hypertrophic gastritis
A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (the gastric mucosa) and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due to loss of albumin by the stomach. The abnormalities of the stomach…
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Show more- Toxoplasmosis (toxo) Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- First do no harm Slogan used in medicine often in the Latin wording 'primum non nocere,' a fundamental medical precept of…
- Chondrogenesis imperfecta See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Muscle, papillary Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
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- Leukemoid reaction A benign condition in which the high number of white blood cells found in a blood test resembles the numbers…
- Mediterranean-style diet See: Mediterranean diet
- Lungs The lungs are a pair of breathing organs located with the chest which remove carbon dioxide from and bring…
- Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Brittle diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Premature ventricular beat See: Extrasystole
- Sternal rib One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be a 'sternal' rib or a 'true' rib if it attaches to the…