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Barium solution
A liquid containing barium sulfate. The barium is radioopaque -- it shows up on x-rays. The barium outlines organs of the body such as the intestines so they can be seen on x-ray film. One use of a barium solution, for example, is for a…
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Show more- Colonic (noun) Colonic irrigation, the infusion of liquid into the colon through a tube in the rectum. It is claimed that…
- Supination Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is up (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg…
- PLP1 The gene encoding proteolipid protein, or lipophilin, the primary constituent of myelin. The PLP1 gene is on…
- Juxtaspinal Near the spinal column. The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close…
- Foreskin, inflammation of the Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis (the prepuce) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Sibship The total number of children born to a set of parents. Siblings belong to a sibship
- Pendred syndrome Pendred syndrome: A genetic disease characterized by congenital deafness, abnormality of the bony labyrinth…
- Ovarian cancer gene BRCA2 Ovarian cancer gene BRCA2: Ovarian cancer due to mutation of the BRCA2 gene. Mutation of this gene also…
- Acute pancreatitis Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people…
- Cloning The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing…
- Tachycardia, ventricular An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VIII DiFerrante syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme glucosamine-6-sulfate. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis.