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Secondary amyloidosis
Amyloidosis: One of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body, secondary amyloid is caused by a chronic infection or inflammatory disease such as…
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- Enterocele 1. Any hernia containing small intestine. 2. Hernia (protrusion) of the small intestine into the upper wall…
- Aristotle Aristotle of Stagira (384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher and scientist. The son of a physician, Aristotle was a…
- DNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is DNA rather than RNA. The DNA may be either double- or…
- Roentgen An international unit of X-radiation or gamma-radiation. Abbreviated R. Named for Wilhelm Roentgen
- Ventricles 1, The right ventricle and the left ventricle, the lower two chambers of the heart. 2. Two or more of the…
- IRB Institutional Review Board
- Mediterranean diet >High consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread and other cereals, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds; >Olive oil…
- Activities of daily living (ADLs) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- Major anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. For example, a…
- Diabetic eye disease 1. A disease of the small blood vessels of the retina of the eye in people with diabetes. The vessels swell…