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Hypopharyngeal diverticulum
See: Zenker diverticulum
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- Aphasia, anomic See Anomia
- Crypto Popular name for both the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, and the disease it causes, cryptosporidiosis
- Cutis laxa A dermatologic condition characterized by unusually loose skin which may hang in pendulous folds. Cutis laxa…
- Hyper- A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Code black While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Naegleria infection Naegleria infection: Infection from an ameba called Naegleria fowleri that is commonly found in the…
- LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, a procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus…
- Radiation, food See: Food irradiation
- Anemia, Cooley's Anemia, Cooley's: Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The…
- Breast cancer gene BRCA1 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but, when mutated, predisposes to…