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Gastric stapling
A surgical procedure that converts the upper part of the stomach into a very small pouch by stapling portions of the stomach together, forcing an obese person to eat only tiny portions yet still feel full. It is normally done only in…
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Show more- BTE Behind-the-ear. See also: Behind-the-ear hearing aid
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- G6PD deficiency G6PD deficiency: Deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the most common enzyme…
- Strait-jacket See: Straitjacket
- VHF Viral hemorrhagic fever
- Bacterial Of or pertaining to bacteria. For example, a bacterial lung infection
- Ecstatic Pertaining to ecstasy, a state of rapture and trancelike elation
- Diastole The time period when the heart is in a state of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The final letter in…
- Traumatology The branch of surgery that deals with trauma patients and their injuries. Patients who have suffered…
- Nerve compression 'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully…
- ARD Acronym that stands for a disorder known as Adult Respiratory Distress or Acute Respiratory Distress. Also…
- Vitamin B3 Vitamin B3 is niacin. Deficiency of niacin causes pellagra. Pellagra was known as the 'disease of the four…