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Fundoplication
A surgical teque that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not work normally and there is gastro-esophageal reflux. Fundoplication has been the standard surgical method for treating…
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Show more- Hemophilia A group of inherited bleeding disorders in which the ability of blood to clot is impaired. See: Hemophilia A…
- Acetic acid The acid most commonly associated with vinegar. Acetic acid is a two-carbon carboxylic acid. Its formula is…
- Aldrin and dieldrin A type of still, an apparatus used in the process of distillation. Alembics were employed in chemistry and…
- Sclerose en plaques See: Sclerose en plaques
- Oral candidiasis Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as thrush. Yeast…
- Retinal fundus The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Needle stick See: Needlestick injury
- Accessory digestive organ An organ that helps with digestion but is not part of the digestive tract. The accessory digestive organs are…
- Arrhythmias, slow Abnormally slow heart rhythms, medically termed bradycardia
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Retinitis pigmentosa Any one of a large group of inherited disorders in which abnormalities of the photoreceptors (the rods and…
- Vater, ampulla of See: Ampulla of Vater