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EVAR
Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in the aneurysmal area of the aorta. The procedure is similar to the placement of a stent in a coronary artery after angioplasty. An…
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Show more- Pauling-Corey helix The alpha helix, the structure of most proteins, discovered by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey. See: Alpha…
- Biloma An encapsulated collection of bile within the abdomen. A biloma may form if there is bile duct disruption, as…
- E. coli O157:H7 A dangerous form of Escherichia coli, the colon bacillus, a bacterium that normally lives in the human colon…
- PRKAR1A Stands for Protein Kinase A Regulatory subunit 1-alpha. A multiple neoplasia syndrome called type I Carney…
- Diabetes, type 1 An autoimmune disease that occurs when T cells attack and decimate the beta cells in the pancreas that are…
- NPH NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Smad3 A protein in a pathway that helps prevent tumors. Smad3 is a player in a cellular network relay system called…
- Transmission, perinatal Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the…
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Acanthosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the…
- Disease, polycystic ovary See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Abortion, recurrent The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…