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Syndrome, Aase-Smith II
See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
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Show more- Gastric outlet obstruction Any disease that mechanically impedes gastric emptying, the normal emptying of the stomach. There is…
- EGD Epidermal growth factor. A polypeptide (small protein) that is a powerful mitogen. (It stimulates cells to…
- Blister, blood A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- Sperm A sperm is the male 'gamete' or sex cell. It combines with the female 'gamete,' called an ovum, to form a…
- Four-finger line See: Simian crease
- Blade bone Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or wing bone, the flat triangular bone at the…
- Syndrome, Osler-Rendu-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Drain, Jackson Pratt See: JP drain
- Contralateral On the other side. The contralateral breast is the breast on the other breast. A stroke affecting the right…
- PX Medical abbreviation for prognosis
- Catatonic 1. Characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor…
- Thromboembolism Formation in a blood vessel of a clot (thrombus) that breaks loose and is carried by the blood stream to plug…