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Pancreozymin
See: Cholecystokinin
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- Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating 'mad cow'…
- CIC Completely-in-the-canal (the ear canal). See: Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid. See also: Hearing aid
- EM (electron microscope) A microscope in which an electron beam replaces light to form the image. EM stands for electron microscope…
- AAMC (Ass Am Medical Colleges) The American Association of Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical…
- Gastric stapling A surgical procedure that converts the upper part of the stomach into a very small pouch by stapling portions…
- Superficial See: Melanoma, superficial spreading.
- Yersiniosis An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia enterocolitica (and, less often, other forms of…
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- CRAC1 Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1. Also called hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed…
- Arrhythmias, slow Abnormally slow heart rhythms, medically termed bradycardia
- Care, nail See: Nail care