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Gastroenterology
The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system. These disorders may affect the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, liver…
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Show more- Glycohemoglobin Also known as glycosylated hemoglobin, hemoglobin to which glucose is bound, a measure of the long-term…
- Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis: Infection with trichomonas, in humans with Trichomonas vaginalis.
- Resuscitate To restore to life. Derived from the Latin resuscitare, to reawaken
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator Implantable cardiac defibrillator: A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Atherosclerotic Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries…
- BCM Body cell mass
- Burning mouth syndrome An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- PELD Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for children under 18 years of age…
- Prefixes, medical Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks…
- End-of-life companion See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) An hereditary cancer syndrome which carries a very high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk…
- Foramen, intervertebral See: Intervertebral foramen