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Porcelain gallbladder
Calcification of the wall of the gallbladder. The gallbladder looks on ultrasound, abdominal X-ray and computed tomography (CT) as if it were made of 'porcelain.' The calcification results from chronic cholecystitis (gallbladder…
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Show more- Rate, heart Number of heart beats per minute. The normal resting adult heart beats regularly at an average rate of 60…
- Weight loss Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary…
- Conjunctival fornix The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the…
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura Henoch-Schonlein purpura: See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura.
- Oxter The armpit. From the Old English oxta or ohsta. The word oxter is used in certain areas of the world…
- Blighted ovum A fertilized ovum (egg) that did not develop or whose development ceased at an early stage, before 6 or 7…
- Quiescence Inactivity, quietness. In cells, quiescence is the state of not dividing. In neurons (nerve cells)…
- Vitamin B -- nicotinic acid Deficiency of nicotinic acid (also known as niacin), one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. Pellagra…
- Genetics of Parkinson disease See: Forensic genetics.
- Klippel-Feil anomalad See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Endemic Present in a community at all times but in relatively low frequency. Something that is endemic is typically…
- Flood See: 1. Flood readiness; 2. Flood supplies kit; 3. Flood warning; 4. Flood aftermath