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- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix
- BRCA2 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast and ovary but which, when mutated…
- Endoscope A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Muscular dystrophy, congenital A form of muscular dystrophy that is present at birth. Various types of congenital MD have been identified…
- Burn, second degree A burn that looks like a first degree burn in that it is red and sensation is intact but the damage from the…