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Short bowel syndrome
A condition due to loss of half or more of their small intestine removed because of surgical removal or disease of the small intestine. Common reasons for removing part of the small intestine include surgery for Crohn's disease…
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- Journals, medical In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…
- LCHAD deficiency Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of…
- National board exams The National board exams in medicine refer to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). This…
- Anoscopy Anoscopy is a procedure used to visualize the wall of the anus and lowest portion of the rectum. Anoscopy can…
- Jugular The principal vein in the front of either side of the neck. The word comes from the Latin jugulum meaning…
- Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma: A malignancy of plasma cells (a form of lymphocyte) that typically involves multiple sites…
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Affective disorder, seasonal (SAD) Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed…
- Random mating Totally haphazard mating with no regard to the genetic makeup (genotype) of the mate so that any sperm has an…
- Cancer, esophagus See: Esophageal cancer