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Boerhaave's syndrome
Spontaneous tearing and rupture of the esophagus. Typically, Boerhaave's syndrome requires an operation for repair
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- Hypertension High blood pressure, defined as a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg -- a systolic…
- TACE Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Male chromosome complement The large majority of males have a 46, XY chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including an X and a Y…
- Gynecoid obesity A fat distribution generally characteristic of that of a woman, around the hips, etc. Gynecoid means like a…
- Cauliflower ear Adding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Absinthism The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations…
- Sibship The total number of children born to a set of parents. Siblings belong to a sibship
- Institute, National Eye (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- Mean cell hemoglobin concentration Hemoglobin concentration: The average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of blood. The MCHC is a…
- GDF-8 The gene encoding growth and differentiation factor, also known as myostatin. See: Myostatin