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- Reversal of organs, total This condition (medically called situs inversus totalis) involves complete transposition (right to left…
- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Flatfeet A condition of the feet in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground…
- Pseudoobstruction, neuropathic Intestinal pseudoobstruction caused by damage to nerve cells in the walls of the bowel
- Alpha blocker A drug that blocks receptors in arteries and smooth muscle. This action relaxes the blood vessels and leads…
- Mycobacterium leprae The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has…
- Pancolitis Ulcerative colitis that involves the entire colon (the large intestine). Ulcerative colitis itself is a…
- JPC Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Ligament, medial collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Fibroma, desmoplastic A rare type of primary bone tumor characteristically composed of well-differentiated cells that produce…
- Leprosy See: Hansen disease