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Biliary sand
Biliary sand is a term mostly used by surgeons when they remove the gallbladder to describe uncountable, small particles in bile that are visible to the naked eye. Biliary sand may be looked upon as a stage in the growth of the particles…
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Show more- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Lung disease characterized by progressive difficulty breathing (dyspnea) and cough due to the accumulation of…
- Antifreeze poisoning Poisoning from antifreeze which today is usually ethylene glycol -- a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with…
- Buschke's disease See: Scleredema
- Repair, DNA The body has a series of special enzymes that repair mutations (changes) in the DNA and restore the DNA to…
- Diabetes, juvenile See Diabetes, type 1
- Colinear Arranged in the same linear order. See: Colinearity
- Aceruloplasminemia A genetic disorder in which there is absence of the protein ceruloplasmin from blood and accumulation of iron…
- Tooth root sensitivities Oversensitivity of exposed roots of teeth to cold, hot, and sour foods because those roots are no longer…
- Anorgasmy Or anorgasmia. Failure of a male or female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse…
- Poisoning, lead An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally defined as…
- Galenic arteriovenous malformation See: Vein of Galen aneurysm
- Podiatrist A podiatrist is a physician that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of diseases of the foot. The…