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Short bowel syndrome
A condition due to loss of half or more of their small intestine removed because of surgical removal or disease of the small intestine. Common reasons for removing part of the small intestine include surgery for Crohn's disease…
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- Blepharophimosis Horizontal narrowing of the palpebral fissures (eye slits)
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- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Sacral Referring to the sacrum, the 5 vertebral bones situated between the lumbar vertebrae and the coccyx (the…
- Non-inferior clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Syndrome, Patau Trisomy 13 syndrome or three chromosome number 13s instead of the normal two. Children with this condition…
- Artery, brachial See: Brachial artery
- Hansen disease Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body…
- Charley horse A cramp in a muscle in the leg, usually caused by a strain or injury. A charley horse can last anywhere from…
- Vrolik's disease Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the…