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Gallstone pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: Gallstone-induced pancreatitis. Pancreatitis due to gallstones
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- Bone type One of the four basic bone shapes in the human skeleton -- long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular…
- Acanthamoeba A microscopic organism, an amoeba, found in soil, dust and fresh water (lakes, rivers, hot springs and hot…
- Chromosome 11 childhood leukemia A new type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and…
- Tonotopic Pertaining to the spatial arrangement of where sound is perceived, transmitted, or received. There is…
- Acute coronary syndromes A spectrum of conditions involving chest discomfort or other symptoms caused by lack of oxygen to the heart…
- Cell The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of…
- Lithium Lithium: Lithium carbonate (brand names: Eskalith; Lithobid), a drug used as a mood stabilizer for the…
- Burn, second degree A burn that looks like a first degree burn in that it is red and sensation is intact but the damage from the…
- Paralytic ileus Paralysis of the intestine. To be termed 'paralytic ileus,' the intestinal paralysis need not be complete…
- Tendonitis, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- Immunodepression See immunosuppression