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Sliding hiatal hernia
Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either sliding or para-esophageal. Sliding hiatal hernias are those in which the junction of the esophagus and stomach, referred to as the gastro- esophageal junction, and part of the stomach…
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Show more- Infant carbohydrate intake Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- Pulmonary vein One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 5 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the UCHL1…
- ODD syndrome Oculodentodigital dysplasia
- Cancer, endometrial See: Endometrial cancer
- Dysmorphophobia Excessive dislike of a part of ones body. See: Body dysmorphic disorder
- Postremission therapy Chemotherapy to kill leukemia cells that survive after remission induction therapy
- Aphasia, acquired epileptiform See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Wharton's jelly A gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord. Wharton's jelly is a rich source of stem cells. Named for…
- Hospital It may seem unnecessary to define a 'hospital' since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital…
- Myelogenous leukemia, acute Myelogenous leukemia, acute: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…