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Hiccup
A hiccup is an extraordinary type of respiratory movement involving a sudden inspiration (intake of air) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx). The…
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Show more- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Accessory Additional, extra, supplementary, subsidiary to the main thing. An accessory digestive organ is an organ that…
- Transplantation, cross-species A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Somatic cell Any cell in the body other than an egg or sperm
- NHLBI Stands for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health in the…
- Palsy, Bell's Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause…
- Syndrome, Martorell See: Takayasu disease
- Bone mass density A measure of bone density. Loss of bone mass is due to osteopenia or, if more severe, to osteoporosis
- Kindred An extended family or clan, a group of related individuals. The term 'kindred' is used in population studies…
- Herpes simplex type 1 A herpes virus that causes cold sores and fever blisters in and around the mouth. Here is a depiction of a…
- Allopathy The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…