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Icterus
Jaundice. At least one medical dictionary defines icterus as the presence of jaundice seen in the sclera of the eye. This is incorrect. Icterus is synonymous with jaundice. They are one and the same thing. Curiously, both icterus and…
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- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Arginine An amino acid, one of the 20 amino acids that serve as the building blocks in protein. Arginine is not an…
- Acute pancreatitis Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people…
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