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Sludge, biliary
A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile that occurs when particles of material precipitate from bile. (Bile is the fluid that is made by the liver. It is stored in the gallbladder until after a meal when it passes out of the…
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- Implant, cochlear See: Cochlear implant
- Eicosanoid A lipid mediator of inflammation derived from the 20-carbon atom arachidonic acid (20 in Greek is 'eicosa')…
- Bioinformatics The sum of the computational approaches to analyze, manage, and store biological data. Bioinformatics…
- Nerve, hypoglossal The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- Heterochromia Different colors
- Pneumocystis carinii Now called Pneumocystis jiroveci. See: Pneumocystis
- Amoeba Also ameba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word 'ameba' is from the…
- Bony syndactyly A condition in which the bones of fingers or toes are joined together. Bony syndactyly is the opposite of…
- Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Adverse drug event See: Adverse reaction
- Syndrome, Menkes See: Menkes syndrome