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Cancer, bile duct
An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. The part of the bile duct that is outside the liver is called the extrahepatic bile duct. Bile, a fluid…
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Show more- Hepatico- A combining form used before a consonant to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…
- Research, controlled A study that compared results from a treated group and a control group. The control group may receive no…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Appendectomy Appendectomy: Removal by surgery of the appendix, the small worm-like appendage of the colon (the large…
- Iris melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Turbinectomy Removal of a turbinate bone. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…
- Syndrome, HELLP See: HELLP syndrome
- Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency: Among the consequences of zinc deficiency, dermatitis (skin…
- Skute barbata See: Scutellaria barbata
- Blepharoplasty Plastic surgery on the eyelids. Blepharoplasty may be done to correct ptosis (sagging eyelids), remove fatty…
- Pregnancy, pernicious vomiting of Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Vaccination, German measles See Immunization, MMR.