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Bowel
Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small intestine and large intestine, respectively. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage' because the outside of the intestine…
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- Thrombin A key clot promoter, thrombin is an enzyme that presides over the conversion of a substance called fibrinogen…
- Medical Repository The first medical magazine and the first scientific journal published in the United States. The Medical…
- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery. See: Lung reduction surgery
- Oat cell cancer A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small, round and resemble oats. Also called small cell lung…
- Syndrome, TMJ Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can…
- Atherectomy A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of…
- SJS Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Pressure urticaria A common type of hives (urticaria) that occurs after the skin has been under pressure, often the feet after…
- Genesis A suffix referring to the beginning, development, or production of something. For example, gametogenesis is…
- Metallomembrane endopeptidase (MME) A molecule that is also known as CALLA (common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen), a cell surface…
- Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome.