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Stomach, Pavlov
A pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (but isolated from the rest of the stomach) that opens via a fistula (canal) on to the abdominal wall. At different points along the dogs' digestive tracts, the Russian physiologist…
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- Age-related macular degeneration Macular degeneration: An eye disease with its onset usually after age 60 that progressively destroys the…
- Myotonic dystrophy 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Therapy, electroconvulsive See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Enterocele 1. Any hernia containing small intestine. 2. Hernia (protrusion) of the small intestine into the upper wall…
- Sulfonylurea sensitivity Sensitivity to the hypoglycemic effects of the oral hypoglycemic agents in the sulfonylurea class
- Ejaculation Ejection of sperm and seminal fluid
- Stickler 1. Stickler, Gunnar B.. 2. Stickler syndrome. 3. With a small s, someone who insists upon some matter such as…
- Herniated disc Herniated disc: Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center…
- Male condom The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration, preventing pregnancy by blocking…
- Respiratory Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. From the Latin re- (again) +…
- Hypergraphia The driving compulsion to write; the overwhelming urge to write. Hypergraphia may compel someone to keep a…