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Hepatic duct
A duct that carries bile from the liver into the common bile duct which conveys it to the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). There are three hepatic ducts: the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right half of the…
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Show more- Straitjacket Or strait-jacket or strait jacket. 1. A garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves the ends of which can…
- LUQ Abbreviation for the left upper quadrant (quarter). The LUQ of the abdomen contains the spleen. (By contrast…
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Version 1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth…
- Syndrome, WPW WPW is an abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the…
- Drug, antithyroid A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Noncoding DNA The strand of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make proteins. DNA normally has two…
- Beta-secretase An enzyme that appears to be directly involved in the early development of Alzheimer's disease…
- Oculoplastics Eye plastic and reconstructive surgery., a specialized area of ophthalmology that focuses on the eyelids and…
- Alpha cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Osteochondritis dissecans Osteochondritis dissecans: A condition in which a fragment of bone in a joint is deprived of blood and…