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Gluten
A protein found in wheat or related grains and many foods that we eat. Gluten can be found in a large variety of foods including soups, salad dressings, processed foods and natural flavorings. Unidentified starch, binders and fillers in…
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- TIPS TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is a shunt (tube) placed between the…
- Medigap Health insurance in the US that is intended to supplement Medicare benefits and presumably to fill the gaps…
- Flat feet A condition of the feet in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground…
- Diverticulum, Meckel's An outpouching of the small bowel. About 1 in every 50 people has a Meckel's diverticulum. It is usually…
- Naprelan See: Naproxen
- Dejerine-Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy
- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Count, absolute CD4 See: Absolute CD4 count
- LAMB syndrome Acronym for Lentigines, Atrial myxomas, Mucocutaneous myxomas, and Blue nevi. Now included in the Carney…
- Bacterium The singular of bacteria
- Biopsy, endometrial See: Endometrial biopsy