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Anemia, Biermer's
Anemia, Biermer's: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the substance in the stomach that allows the body to absorb vitamin B12. This substance is called intrinsic factor (IF)…
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Show more- Off-label use In the United States, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit physicians to…
- Artificial knee A replacement for the human knee. An artificial knee typically has a metal shell on the end of the thigh bone…
- Dancing mania of Maracaibo Huntington disease. Beginning in the 1950s Dr. Americo Negrette observed a number of people with a dancing…
- Vagus nerve A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- DNA, coding A sequence of DNA that codes for protein. Coding DNA sequences are separated by long regions of DNA called…
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis
- Disease, rotator cuff Damage to the rotator cuff, a group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and move the shoulder…
- Cruciate ligament, anterior The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Lumbar vertebrae There are 5 lumbar vertebrae. The lumbar vertebrae are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral…
- Gallstones and ERCP A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge, that occurs when particles…