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- Cysticercus The larval form of any of the Taenia tapeworms. The plural is cysticerci. Infection with cysticerci is…
- Biliary Having to do with the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. The biliary system itself consists of the gallbladder…
- Agitated depression A major depressive disorder with restlessness and motor excitement. Agitated depression was once called…
- Laryngeal framework surgery A surgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box)…
- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…
- Loeys-Dietz syndrome Loeys-Dietz syndrome: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is an inherited syndrome characterized by aortic aneurysms…
- BDD Body dysmorphic disorder
- Lamin A/C The lamin family of proteins that make up the nuclear lamina, a matrix of protein located next to the inner…
- SPECT scan Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…