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Prandial
Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a reasonably logical derivation, this is not the case with 'prandial.' It comes from the Latin 'prandium' which meant 'a late breakfast or…
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- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Endorectal MRI An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an…
- Lymphoma, Burkitt See: Burkitt lymphoma
- Forceps, obstetrical An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or…
- Alopecia capitis totalis Loss of all of the scalp hair. Alopecia means baldness and capitis refers to the head. Alopecia capitis…
- Shotgun sequencing An approach used to decode a genome by shredding ('shotgunning') it into smaller fragments of DNA which can…
- Sore, canker Sore, canker: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Chapped lips >Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it…
- Septal defect, ventricular (VSD) A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal…
- Transplant, kidney See: Kidney transplant
- Arch, vertebral See: Vertebral arch