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Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty…
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Show more- Autonomic neuropathy Disease of the nerves affecting mostly the internal organs such as the bladder muscles, the cardiovascular…
- Compound microscope A microscope which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the…
- CABG Coronary artery bypass graft; and Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Sand, biliary Biliary sand is a term mostly used by surgeons when they remove the gallbladder to describe uncountable…
- Thoracic duct A vascular structure which recirculates lymph into the blood stream. It begins in the abdomen and tracks…
- Tandem mass spectrometry An instrument used in medical laboratories consisting of two mass spectrometers in series connected by a…
- Malleability, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Hemoglobin, carbon monoxide See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Apoplexy A venerable term for a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), often associated with loss of consciousness…
- Syphilitic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From the French…
- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to 'support…