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Common hepatic duct
The duct formed by the junction of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right half of the liver) and the left hepatic duct (which drains bile from the left half of the liver). The common hepatic duct then joins the cystic…
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- Pimple A small papule or pustule. Pimples are sebaceous glands (oil glands) that are infected with bacteria, become…
- Ambien Brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug zolpidem used for sleep. For more information, see: zolpidem
- Apex From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the…
- Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy See: Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial
- Intervening sequence Part of a gene that is initially transcribed from the DNA into the primary RNA transcript but then is excised…
- Cystadenoma A cystadenoma is a type of benign tumor that develops from ovarian tissue. They may be filled with a…
- Therapy, external beam radiation Radiation focused from a source outside the body on the affected area (for example, the cancer) within the…
- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…
- CVC Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to…
- Typhus fever See: Typhus
- Cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.