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Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and gallstones. NTER> The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of the…
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Show more- Upper motor neuron A neuron that starts in the motor cortex of the brain and terminates within the medulla (another part of the…
- Ectopic In the wrong place. Out of place. An ectopic kidney, for example, is one that is not in the usual location…
- Appendix epiploica A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon.
- Angelman syndrome Angelman syndrome: An important genetic syndrome characterized by severe motor and intellectual retardation…
- Memory, long-term A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Kernicterus Kernicterus: A type of brain damage associated with athetoid cerebral palsy (uncontrollable movement of the…
- Interneuron A neuron that exclusively signals another neuron
- Dipeptide A peptide consisting of two amino acids
- Breast absence Breast absence: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam
- Penis, inflammation of the head of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Onychomycosis, proximal white subungual The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…