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Hepatic biopsy
See: Liver biopsy
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Show more- Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt S): A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and…
- Heterokaryon A cell with two separate nuclei formed by the experimental fusion of two genetically different cells…
- Muscle, piriformis A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V-shaped bone between the buttocks at the base…
- Reiter syndrome A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Extracellular Outside a cell. As opposed to intracellular, meaning within a cell
- Familial mental retardation protein See FMRP.
- Helical CAT scan A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Stercolith See: Fecalith
- Neutrophilia More than the normal number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte)…
- Japanese encephalitis A mosquito-borne viral infection, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Japanese encephalitis…
- ACL injury See: Anterior cruciate injury