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Reflux, esophageal
A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the esophagus (a long cylindrical tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach). The food in the stomach is partially digested by stomach acid and…
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Show more- Internal radiation therapy Radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed in or near a tumor
- Spinal cord The major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain and lies within the vertebral canal and from…
- Cryptosporidium enteritis See: Cryptosporidiosis
- Sunburn Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin that develops in response to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Intrahepatic Within the liver.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 ALS7. A form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation…
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Tendo Achilles See: Achilles tendon
- Open charting The practice of making medical charts available to the patient
- Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant A variant of tuberculosis (TB) that is not affected by one or more of the antibiotics normally used to treat…
- Intraoral Within the mouth