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Coarctation
A narrowing, a stricture, a constriction. Although the best known coarctation is of the aorta, any artery can have a coarctation. The word 'coarctation' comes from the Latin 'coartare' meaning :to press together.' The sides of the vessel…
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- Rhabdomyolysis A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in…
- Lateral epicondylitis See: Tennis elbow
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- Toxic hepatitis Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by an industrial chemical such as carbon tetrachloride or…
- Atresia, biliary Congenital absence or closure of the major bile ducts, the ducts that drain bile from the liver. Biliary…
- Centigrade Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is…
- Meningococcal infection Infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. (Neisseria was formerly called Meningococcus and the…
- CCK Cholecystokinin
- Mycobacterium chelonae A type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis and which is commonly found in soil and…