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TIPS
TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is 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…
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Show more- Radical prostatectomy A surgery procedure that removes the entire prostate gland plus some surrounding tissue. During the procedure…
- Aberration (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal…
- Leprosy See: Hansen disease
- Sporadic >An endemic is present in a community at all times but in low frequency. An endemic is continuous, as in the…
- Von Recklinghausen disease Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Anaphylactoid purpura See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Titre Variant spelling of 'titer' -- the degree of dilution of a substance such as an antibody, reflecting the…
- Apolipoprotein E A type of lipoprotein (a protein connected to a fat). Apolipoprotein E is abbreviated ApoE and the gene that…
- Syndrome, Achoo A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Cataract, nuclear A cataract that occurs in the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…