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Nephrolithiasis
The process of forming a kidney stone, a stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at…
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- Disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Enterobiasis Any hernia containing small intestine. 2. Hernia (protrusion) of the small intestine into the upper wall of…
- Kb Abbreviation for kilobase
- Coeval Of the same or equal age or duration. For example, the two elderly men were coeval with one another. Coeval…
- Alpha synuclein See: Alpha-synuclein
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- ShRNA Short hairpin RNA. A short sequence of RNA which makes a tight hairpin turn and can be used to silence gene…
- Keratectomy, photorefractive (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Bursae Plural of bursa
- Parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding. Also called parenteral alimentation
- Achondroplasia Our Achondroplasia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of…