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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- Osteomalacia Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and…
- Oligo- (prefix) Means just a few or scanty. From the Greek 'oligos', few, scanty. Examples of terms starting with oligo-…
- Artery, splenic A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
- Ketone A chemical substances that the body makes when it does not have enough insulin in the blood. When ketones…
- Pudendum The external genitalia, especially those of the female. From the Latin pudere, to be ashamed. See: Female…
- Acetabular Pertaining to the acetabulum, the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint which is a key feature of the pelvis…
- Pneumonia Pneumonia: Inflammation of one or both lungs with consolidation. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due…
- Family therapy A type of psychotherapy designed to identify family patterns that contribute to a behavior disorder or mental…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure…
- Radiculopathy, lumbar See Lumbar radiculopathy
- Osteoclasis The surgical destruction of bone tissue. Osteoclasis is performed to reconstruct a bone that is malformed…