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Para-esophageal hiatal hernia
Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either para-esophageal or sliding. Para-esophageal hernias are hernias in which the gastro- esophageal junction stays where it belongs (attached at the level of the diaphragm), but part of the…
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Show more- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- Error, type I : Error, alpha
- Ataxia, cerebellar See: Ataxia
- Cyt- Prefix used in place of cyto- before a vowel. See: Cyto-
- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Alexander technique A process that teaches how to properly coordinate body and mind to release harmful tension and to improve…
- Quasidominant Pattern of inheritance that seems due to a dominant trait but is in fact due to the mating of a person who…
- Spider fear See: Arachnophobia
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Bergamot oil An aromatic extract of the rind of the bergamot orange used to flavor Earl Grey tea and in aromatherapy. It…
- Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty Authors of a scientific paper entitled 'Studies on the chemical nature of the substance inducing…
- Striatum Part of the basal ganglia of the brain. The basal ganglia are interconnected masses of gray matter located in…