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Hepatobiliary
Having to do with the liver plus the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. For example, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) can be applied to the hepatobiliary system. Hepatobiliary makes sense since 'hepato-' refers to the liver and '-biliary'…
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- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- Microvascular Pertaining to the microvasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body consisting of the smaller…
- Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic The most common form of leukemia in adults, in which the lymphocytes may look fairly normal but are not fully…
- OxyContin OxyContin: A prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. Also called…
- Shunt 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that…
- Reaction, polymerase chain See: Vasovagal reaction.
- Mind That which thinks, reasons, perceives, wills, and feels. The mind now appears in no way separate from the…
- Syndrome, contiguous gene A disorder clearly involving multiple gene loci that are adjacent to one another. An example of a contiguous…
- Familial cylindromatosis A genetic syndrome in which numerous benign tumors of skin adnexa (such as the sweat glands) develop…
- George W. Thorn See: Thorn, George W.
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…