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Urolithiasis
The process of forming stones in the kidney, bladder, and/or urethra (urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time in…
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- Vaccination, children's See: DPT immunization.
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- Septal defect, atrial (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Living donor liver transplantation An option for patients who need a liver transplant. In this procedure, a healthy person (usually a family…
- Zhong Wei Chen See: Chen, Zhong Wei
- Quotidian Recurring each day, as in a fever that returns every day. From the Latin 'quotidianus' meaning 'daily.' (In…
- Trimester The nine months of pregnancy is traditionally divided into three trimesters: distinct periods of roughly…
- Chlamydia trachomatis A bacterium that causes a disease called trachoma that results in blindness so frequently that it places a…
- TSH receptor The receptor for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is also called thyrotropin. Encoded by a gene on…
- Omphalocele A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside…