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Resin, bile acid
Bile acid resins are substances that bind in the intestines with bile acids that contain cholesterol and are then eliminated in the stool. The major effect of bile acid resins is to lower LDL-cholesterol by about 10 to 20 percent. Small…
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Show more- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Acid indigestion Excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach cells. Medically known as hyperchlorhydria. Sometimes…
- Gaucher disease Gaucher disease: A series of 5 diseases due to deficient activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, leading…
- Psychosis, Othello See: Othello syndrome
- Microscope, simple A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a…
- Metatarsus The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Testicular self-examination A monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer. Men should check the testes visually…
- Axis The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the 'axis' because the uppermost cervical…
- Occult stool blood test A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Balance, acid-base Acid-base balance refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is…
- Enkephalinase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase