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Resection
Surgical removal of part of an organ
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- Gallus gallus The Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- Colon cancer and polyps Colon cancer and polyps: Benign tumors of the large intestine are called polyps. Malignant tumors of the…
- Porcelain gallbladder Calcification of the wall of the gallbladder. The gallbladder looks on ultrasound, abdominal X-ray and…
- PEJ Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Clamydia A common misspelling of Chlamydia
- Erythrocyte A cell that contains hemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The…