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Endoscopy, upper
A common type of endoscopy is upper endoscopy, also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). In this procedure, a thin flexible instrument is advanced through the mouth to evaluate or treat problems of the esophagus, stomach, and beginning…
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- Chromosome inversion, paracentric The chart of the linear array of genes on a chromosome. A chromosome map can also refer to the visual…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
- Convulsion An abnormal, involuntary contraction of the muscles most typically seen with certain seizure disorders. The…
- Psychological imprinting A remarkable genetic phenomenon that occurs in animals, and theoretically humans, in the first hours of life…
- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Armed tapeworm Taenia solium
- Sawbones Slang name for a surgeon and, in particular, an orthopaedic surgeon (who may have 'sawed bones' on the…
- Eleventh cranial nerve The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Decompression 1. In general, the removal of pressure.2. In surgery, a procedure to remove pressure on a structure, as in…
- Lumen A luminous term referring to the channel within a tube such as a blood vessel or to the cavity within a…
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…