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Gastroenterology
The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system. These disorders may affect the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, liver…
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- Interleukins Substances used in biological therapy. Interleukins stimulate the growth and activities of certain kinds of…
- Mouth, dry See: Dry mouth
- Melanoma, malignant See: Melanoma
- Mongolism Obsolete name for Down syndrome. Down syndrome refers to the 19th century English physician J. Langdon Down…
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm Also called exercise- induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Kingella kingae A type of bacteria that has emerged from obscurity to become known as an important cause of invasive…
- Change of life The change of life is the menopause, the time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop…
- Nodes, Osler's A diagnostic sign of bacterial infection of the heart (subacute bacterial endocarditis). These are small (the…
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…
- Disease, Canavan A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The signs of Canavan…