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Prune belly syndrome
Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall. The abdominal wall looks shrunken, shriveled and wrinkled like a prehistoric prune…
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Show more- Dual energy X-ray absorptometry Abbreviated DEXA. See: DXA
- Dermoid Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…
- PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
- Assignment of benefits An arrangement by which a patient requests that their health benefit payments be made directly to a…
- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Wordprocessor's cramp A form of focal dystonia caused by wordprocessing that affects the muscles of the hand and, sometimes, the…
- Greek medicine Medicine in Greece and the Greek world. The foundations of much of modern Western medicine lie in classical…
- Donor The giver of a tissue or organ, for example, of blood or a kidney
- SHP Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Nerve, first cranial The first cranial nerve is the olfactory nerve, the nerve that carries impulses for the sense of smell from…
- Shunt, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Cavernous sinus A large channel of venous blood creating a 'sinus' cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone…