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Liver transplant
Liver transplant: Surgery to remove a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy liver (or part of one) from a donor. The most common reasons for liver transplantation in children is biliary atresia (a disease in which the ducts that…
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Show more- Hemiplegic Pertaining to hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body.
- Rate, fetal mortality The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year…
- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Morton's metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Anatomy The study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is as opposed to…
- Xanthoma, planar A type of xanthoma characterized by flat yellow-to-orange patches or pimples that cluster together on the skin
- RNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is RNA. The RNA may be either double- or single-stranded. There are 6…
- Representational oligonucleotide microarray The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding.
- Yeast diaper rash Rash: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida. These…
- Photic sneeze reflex A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Power outage and the heat When power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Use bottled water for eating or…
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene