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Ileus, meconium
Obstruction of the intestine (ileus) due to overly thick meconium, the dark sticky stuff that is normally present in the intestine at birth and, after trypsin and other enzymes from the pancreas have acted on it, is normally passed in the…
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Show more- Pneumocyte One of the cells lining the alveoli (the air sacs) in the lung. The alveoli are, in fact, lined with two…
- Tophi The plural of tophus
- Otic barotrauma Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Zinc excess Too much zinc can cause gastrointestinal irritation (upset stomach), interfere with copper absorption and…
- Poisoning, carbon monoxide See: Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Sydenham chorea An acute neurologic disorder that emerges several months following a streptococcal ('strep') infection, most…
- Gibbon See: Gibbon, John H., Jr.
- Phospholipase An enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of a phospholipid molecule by the addition of water. Also called a…
- Male condom The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration, preventing pregnancy by blocking…
- ADAMTS2 A gene that encodes a metalloproteinase enzyme. This enzyme is responsible for processing type I, type II…
- Effusion Too much fluid, an outpouring of fluid. A hemorrhagic effusion is one that has blood within the fluid. A…
- Hormone, parathyrin See Hormone, parathormone