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Pavlov pouch
At different points along the dogs' digestive tracts, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) surgically created pockets ('Pavlov pouches') from which he could obtain secretions, the aim being to study the physiology of…
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- Colorectal adenomatous polyposis, recessive Autosomal recessive form of colorectal adenomatous polyposis, See: MYH
- Cardioversion The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a…
- Outpatient A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized) but instead is cared for elsewhere -- as in a doctor's…
- Extremity The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of…
- Intrafallopian A term meaning 'within the fallopian tube.' There are two fallopian tubes in female mammals, including human…
- Marker gene A detectable genetic trait or segment of DNA that can be identified and tracked. A marker gene can serve as a…
- Unicellular Consisting of one cell only. Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular. Unicellular is in contrast to…
- Three day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Bronchoscopy L ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Bronchoscopy Main…
- Systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Pancytopenia A shortage of all types of blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well as platelets.