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- Endoscopic papillotomy See: Endoscopic sphincterotomy
- Colectomy >Right hemicolectomy -- in which the right part of the colon is removed, >Left hemicolectomy -- where the…
- Symmetric lipomatosis, multiple A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Adenomatous polyposis coli See: APC (meaning 3)
- Tuberculosis, drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) that does not respond to drug treatment. Drug-resistant TB has become a very serious…
- Lung volume reduction surgery See: Lung reduction surgery
- Cholesterol ester transfer protein A protein that helps regulate the size of cholesterol particles and influence the process of atherogenesis…
- Syndrome, incontinentia pigmenti A genetic disease that begins soon after birth with the development of blisters on the trunk and limbs. These…
- Inch In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot…