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Menetrier disease
See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
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- Contraction, premature See: Extrasystole
- Organ of hearing See: Cochlea
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- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) A technique in which the male and female germ cells required to begin formation of a human embryo are…
- Lentigines When there is one lentigo, there are usually more lentigines
- Transcriptomics The study of the transcriptome, the complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome at any one time
- Spots in front of the eyes Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- VBAC Vaginal Birth After Cesarian section. Although the abbreviation VBAC (pronounced VEE-back) does not appear in…
- Mesoderm One of the three primary germ cell layers -- the other two are the ectoderm and endoderm -- in the very early…
- Paraesthesia See: Paresthesia