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JPC
Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
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- Hepatobiliary Having to do with the liver plus the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. For example, MRI (magnetic resonance…
- Uveitis Uveitis: Inflammation of the uvea, the part of the eye that collectively refers to the iris, the choroid of…
- Tay-Sachs disease A genetic metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A (hex-A) that results in a…
- Enteritis, Crohn Crohn disease involving only the small intestine. Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder, primarily…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…
- Abuse, sexual child Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional…
- Bile duct cancer An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the…
- Three-day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Rasmussen syndrome A brain disorder caused by inflammation of brain cells in one hemisphere. Its cause is unknown. Rasmussen…
- Niemann-Pick disease A biochemical disorder affecting a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin, resulting usually in progressive…