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APECED (autoimmune polyendocrinopathy)
Laxative. Used both as a noun (an aperient is a laxative) and adjective (prunes are an aperient fruit). From the Latin "aperiens" meaning to uncover, open (in this case, the bowels)
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- Refractory anemia Anemia (a shortage of red blood cells) unresponsive to treatment
- Wart, genital A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Systole, premature See: Extrasystole
- NIGMS Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- LEOPARD syndrome A genetic syndrome transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner that is named for its characteristic features…
- Line, central venous A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Shopaholic Someone obsessed with shopping. A compulsive shopper. From shop + -aholic, alteration of -oholic (as in…
- Immunization, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Crohn ileocolitis Crohn disease involving the ileum (the lowest portion of the small intestine) and the colon (the large…