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Gastroentenologist
A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
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- Familial polyposis of colon, autosomal recessive See: MYH
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- Fear of flying An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or…
- Hetero- Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for…
- Traction In medicine, a procedure for manually pulling a part of the body to a beneficial effect. See traction…
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Uterus The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- VDRL test A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Abdominal aorta The abdominal aorta is the final section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. It is a continuation…