liver medium
1Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency — (MCAD) Classification and external resources ICD 9 277.85 OMIM 201450 …
2Liver dialysis — Intervention ICD 9 CM 50.92 Liver dialysis is a detoxification treatment for liver failure and has shown promise for patients with hepatorenal syndrome. It is similar to hemodialysis and based on the …
3Medium-chain triglycerides — (MCTs) are medium chain (6 to 12 carbons) fatty acid esters of glycerol. MCTs passively diffuse from the GI tract to the portal system (longer fatty acids are absorbed into the lymphatic system) without requirement for modification like long… …
4liver — liver1 liverless, adj. /liv euhr/, n. 1. Anat. a large, reddish brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic… …
5Acute fatty liver of pregnancy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32879 ICD10 = ICD10|O|26|6|o|20 ICD9 = ICD9|646.7 ICDO = | OMIM = 609016 OMIM mult = OMIM2|600890 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare life… …
6contrast medium — Med. a radiopaque substance injected into a part of the body, as the stomach or duodenum, to provide a contrasting background for the tissues in an x ray or fluoroscopic examination. [1950 55] * * * Substance comparatively opaque to X rays, which …
7metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
8digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
9Melioidosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A24.1 A24.4 ICD 9 …
10nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… …
