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Chest pain
Cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Chest pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Chest pain Chest pain: There are many causes of chest pain…
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Show more- Fish bowl granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- ADH (antidiuretic hormone) A peptide molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after being made nearby…
- Electro-oculography EOG. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the difference in the electrical potential…
- Aorta The largest artery in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, goes up (ascends) a…
- Bronchitis, chronic Defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. In chronic…
- Stomach cancer Stomach cancer: Cancer of the stomach, the main organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach…
- Dystrophy, cone A disease of the cones, the specialized light-sensitive cells that act as photoreceptors in the retina of the…
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…
- Visceral leishmaniasis A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Edward B. Lewis See: Lewis, Edward B
- Narcan Brand name for naloxone
- Gallbladder absence This condition, also known as agenesis (failure of development) of the gallbladder, occurs in approximately…