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Swallowing tube
Descriptive term for the esophagus. See: Esophagus.
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- Shunt, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Syndemic A set of linked health problems involving two or more afflictions, interacting synergistically, and…
- Ventricle, fourth >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Elbow bursitis Elbow bursitis: At the tip of the elbow (the olecranon area), there is a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that…
- Windpipe Popular and familiar term for the scapula, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word…
- False rib One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. An imaging technique that does not use radiation.
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Large-cell lymphoma A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…