a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
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Inflammation of the liver.
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inflammation of the gall bladder
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosi…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.vomiting blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.vomiting blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a disease causing chronic inflammation of the intestines
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One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone sh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as, cirrhotic degeneration; a cirrhotic liver.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.The liver of the common cod and allied species.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, liver.amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
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