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Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis: A disease of unknown origin that causes small lumps (granulomas) due to chronic inflammation to develop in a great range of body tissues. Sarcoidosis can appear in almost any body organ, but most often starts in the lungs or…
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- Hong Kong influenza See: Hong Kong flu
- Surgery, retrograde intrarenal (RIRS) Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is a procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a viewing tube…
- Ketone A chemical substances that the body makes when it does not have enough insulin in the blood. When ketones…
- Sand, biliary Biliary sand is a term mostly used by surgeons when they remove the gallbladder to describe uncountable…
- Cogan syndrome Arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome…
- Bulimia Bulimia: Also called bulimia nervosa. An eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive excessive…
- Therapy, interpersonal See: Interpersonal therapy
- DBT Dialectical behavioral therapy
- MPO deficiency Myeloperoxidase deficiency
- Pregnancy radiation exposure See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Hospital gown A short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's…