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Stomach flu
So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses caused by other microorganisms
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Show more- Dystrophia brevicollis congenita See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Male chromosome See: Y chromosome
- Repair, mismatch A system within the cell for correcting errors in DNA that works by detecting and replacing bases in the DNA…
- Nasopharynx The area of the upper throat that lies behind the nose. In contrast to the oropharynx, the area of the throat…
- Thyroid A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).
- Phytanic acid storage disease See Refsum disease
- Primary teeth The first teeth which are shed and replaced by permanent teeth. The first primary tooth comes in at about 6…
- Dupuytren contracture 1777-1835) The leading French surgeon of the early part of the 19th century. Dupuytren reported the condition…
- Cyclothymia A form of bipolar disorder in which the mood swings are less severe. See also bipolar disease.
- Ovulatory Relating to ovulation, the release of the ovum (the egg) from the ovary
- Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Atresia, aortic Congenital absence of the normal valvular opening from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta…