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Enteritis, regional
Crohn's disease by another name, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and large intestines but which can occur anywhere in the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Named after Burrill Crohn who…
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- Public mourning The public display of grief. This may take many forms ranging from the very formal to the very informal, from…
- Adiponectin A protein hormone produced and secreted exclusively by adipocytes (fat cells) that regulates the metabolism…
- Glaucoma Glaucoma: A common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid…
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- Framingham Study A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were…
- Polio Abbreviation for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only…
- RNA Short for ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid molecule similar to DNA but containing ribose rather than…
- Radionuclide scan An examination that produces pictures of internal parts of the body. The patient is given an injection or…
- Q bands A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…
- Hepatic biopsy See: Liver biopsy
- Overbreathing See: Hyperventilation