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Surgery, reflux (fundoplication)
A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not work normally and there is gastro-esophageal reflux. Fundoplication has been the standard surgical method for treating…
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- Meibomitis See: Meibomianitis
- Pregnancy ultrasound Creating an image of the developing fetus within the uterus by means of measuring the vibrations returned…
- Gymnophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Concussion of the brain A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or spinning. A brain concussion can…
- DPT Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus vaccine. Today the more frequent abbreviation is DTP (for…
- Viral myocarditis See: Myocarditis, viral
- Cancer, male breast See: Breast cancer, male
- Platelet aggregation The clumping together of platelets in the blood. Platelet aggregation is part of the sequence of events…
- Therapy, cell Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- E. coli hemorrhagic diarrhea Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…