cholestasis
Yellow skin, itching, dark urine and pale stools all trace back to bile that cannot leave the liver by its usual route.
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492 matcheschromatography
Chromatography is a laboratory technique that separates the components of a mixture as they travel at different rates through an absorbing material.
Read definitionchronic bacterial prostatitis
Inflammation of the prostate gland that is caused by a bacterial infection and that continues or gets worse over a long period of time.
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A milky-white fluid that forms in the small intestine during digestion.
Read definitionclear cell carcinoma
A description of what the cells look like on a slide, applied to tumors that arise in several unrelated organs.
Read definitionClostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile is a spore forming bacterium that causes diarrhea and colon inflammation, often following antibiotic use that disrupts normal gut bacteria.
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CMV is the abbreviation for cytomegalovirus, a herpesvirus that most often causes no illness but can be serious during pregnancy or immune suppression.
Read definitioncolectomy
A colectomy is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the colon to treat disease or injury affecting that organ.
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The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters.
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A colon polyp is an abnormal growth on the inner lining of the colon that is usually benign but occasionally becomes cancerous.
Read definitioncomfort care
Comfort care focuses on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life, most often used to describe care provided near the end of life.
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An added medical problem arising during an illness or after treatment, a complication may or may not relate to the original disease or procedure.
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Pressure exerted against a body structure, whether from an external wrap, an internal growth, or a deliberate diagnostic technique, is called compression.
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A clinical study that includes all eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period.
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A pouch formed from a piece of small intestine to hold urine after the bladder has been removed.
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Paying people, in vouchers or prizes, for verified evidence of a target behavior, and among the best supported approaches in addiction care.
Read definitioncoronary artery disease
Narrowing causes symptoms during exertion, but it is a plaque that suddenly ruptures which causes most heart attacks.
Read definitioncorticotropin
Corticotropin release follows a daily pattern and rises further during physical or emotional stress, driving a corresponding rise in cortisol.
Read definitionCP/CPPS
A condition of the prostate gland that continues or gets worse over a long period of time.
Read definitioncreatinine
A compound that is excreted from the body in urine.
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