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Intestinal gas
Intestinal gas: The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite significant. Everyone has gas and eliminates it by burping or passing it through the rectum. In many instances people think they…
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Show more- Quater in die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, qid (or q.i.d.) means 4 times a day (from the Latin quater in die). The abbreviation…
- Proxi- Toward the beginning, the nearer of two (or more) items. For example, the proximal end of the femur is part…
- Pemphigus One of a group of chronic, relapsing autoimmune skin diseases that cause blisters and erosions of the skin…
- Tongue, anterior See: Anterior tongue
- Pons A specific section of the brain formed by the rounded prominence on the front surface of the brainstem. (The…
- Labia, vaginal The two pairs of labia (lips) at the entrance to the vagina. Together they form part of the vulva, the female…
- Double-jointed Popular term to describe a joint that is unusually flexible. Medically, the joint is said to be…
- Spondylosis Degeneration of the disc spaces between the vertebrae. This finding in the spine is commonly associated with…
- ANXA1 Annexin A1
- Corneal ring, intrastromal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Radiotherapy, stereotactic Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- Condition, Sever Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The inflammation is at…