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Intestinal gas
Intestinal gas: The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite significant. Everyone has gas and eliminates it by burping or passing it through the rectum. In many instances people think they…
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Show more- Ptosis of the eyelids, adult Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting…
- Cogan syndrome Arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome…
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) A life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system. ECMO is like a…
- Lymphoma, indolent See: Indolent lymphoma
- Diesel exhaust particle A respirable particle produced during the compression ignition of diesel fuel. Diesel particles are composed…
- Pubarche Just as menarche means the time when menstruation begins, pubarche indicates when pubic hair begins.
- Prescription drug A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over-the-counter drug, which can be purchased without one…
- Tuberculosis, pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs. This is the most common form of active TB. It can be easily…
- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Chromosome, Y See: Y chromosome
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- DNA repair pathway The sequence of steps in the repair of DNA. Each step is governed by an enzyme.