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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
A rare disorder caused by a tumor called a gastrinoma, most often occurring in the pancreas. The tumor secretes the hormone gastrin, which causes increased production of gastric acid leading to severe recurrent ulcers of the esophagus…
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Show more- Dia- Prefix taken straight from the Greek meaning 'through, throughout, completely' as in diachronic, diagnosis…
- Hong Kong flu A pandemic of influenza A (H3N2) in 1968-69. This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968 and…
- Anti-emetic See: Antiemetic
- Shingles Shingles: An acute infection caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus as causes chickenpox. Shingles…
- BMPR1A A gene located on chromosome 10 in band 10q22.3 that encodes bone morphogenic protein receptor 1A, a kinase…
- Joseph Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Disease, coronary artery >Chest pain (angina pectoris) from inadequate blood flow to the heart; >Heart attack (acute myocardial…
- Gay gene A gene located on the X chromosome which was alleged to determine male homosexuality. The 'gay gene' was…
- ENGERIX-B A vaccine against hepatitis B (hep B) to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the…
- Immunization, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Claustrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of closed spaces, of being closed in or being shut in, as in elevators…
- Primordia See: Primordium