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Gallstones
Gallstones: Stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. There can be just one large stone, hundreds of tiny stones, or any combination. Gallstones can block…
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- Sign language Sign language: A language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements, including facial…
- Brachial neuritis Inflammation of nerves in the arm causing muscle weakness and pain
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium
- Ut dict. Abbreviation meaning 'as directed' (from the Latin 'ut dictum', as directed). One of a number of hallowed…
- URI Commonly used abbreviation for Upper Respiratory Infection, an infection in the respiratory tract shy of the…
- Memory B cells Secondary immune-system components that have an affinity for a particular antigen. Like other B cells, memory…
- Biotin A water-soluble B-complex vitamin involved in carbon dioxide transfer and therefore essential to the…
- Sun protection factor (SPF) A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF numbers on a package can…
- Vertebra A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12…
- Generalized anxiety disorder Abbreviated GAD. A condition characterized by 6 months or more of chronic, exaggerated worry and tension that…