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Cryptitis
A term that is used to describe one of the abnormalities that is seen under the microscope when small intestinal or colonic tissue is examined. The intestinal crypts are tubular structures composed of cells that protrude from the inner…
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- Grief, public See: Public mourning
- Brissaud's infantilism An eponym that is little used (in the USA) for hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that…
- Hamartoma, hypothalamic A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst…
- Cervical vertebra, first The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Date rape Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort)…
- Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome See TAR syndrome
- Apnea, obstructive sleep Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes…
- Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- Pyridoxine One of the vitamin B6 group (which also includes pyridoxal and pyridoxamine) that is transformed in the body…
- Tapeworm, armed Taenia solium
- Juvenile-onset diabetes See Diabetes, type 1