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Gastroenterologic disease
Any disease of the digestive system. Gastroenterologic disorders include Barrett's esophagus, bile duct disease, celiac disease, cirrhosis of the liver, colon polyps and colon cancer, constipation and diarrhea, Crohn's disease…
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- Tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia syndrome See TAR syndrome
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. A Y-linked gene is by necessity passed from father to son, since the Y chromosome…
- Body integrity identity disorder (BIID) A psychological condition in which the individual actively seeks an elective amputation. Individuals…
- Reflux, esophageal A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the esophagus (a long cylindrical…
- Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- Hemostasis, genetics of Inherited factors that play a role in hemostasis, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel. There is…
- Syndrome, Pickwickian The combination of obesity, somnolence (sleepiness), hypoventilation (underbreathing), and plethoric (red)…
- Hypertrophic gastritis See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Aneurysm, atherosclerotic See: Atherosclerotic aneurysm
- Lip, cleft The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip -- cleft lip can be on one side only…