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Zenker's diverticulum
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Zenker's diverticulum Pouches in the esophagus from increased pressure in and around the esophagus.
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Esophagus
The organ that connects the mouth to the stomach. Also called gullet.
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Zoster
Acute inflammatory disease with vesicles grouped in the course of cutaneous nerves, as in herpes zoster.
Zoloft
A commercial name for sertraline hydrochloride, an orally administered antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. Sertraline is used medically mainly to treat the symptoms of depression.
Zithromax
An antibiotic approved for the treatment of chlamydia and bacterial infections of the skin and respiratory tract. It may also have activity against MAC, toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis.
Zellweger Syndrome
Zellweger Syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive congenital syndrome of multiple abnormalities. Some of the principal characteristics are cerebral dysfunction, defective myelinization, craniofacial abnormalities, renal cysts, hepatomegaly, and biliary dysgenesis. Absence of liver and kidney peroxisomes is the underlying basic defect.
Zenker's diverticulum
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
Method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, fertilizing them in the laboratory with sperm from her partner or a donor, and inserting one or more of the fertilized eggs into one of her fallopian tubes.
Zollinger-ellison syndrome
A group of symptoms that occur when a tumor called a gastrinoma forms in the pancreas. The tumor, which may cause cancer, releases large amounts of the hormone gastrin. The gastrin causes too much acid in the duodenum, resulting in ulcers, bleeding, and perforation.
Zeitgeist
The general intellectual and cultural climate of taste characteristic of an era.
Zoophilia
One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, urges to indulge in sexual activity that involves animals.
Zoonosis
A disease that can be spread to people by animals.
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Esophagus
The organ that connects the mouth to the stomach. Also called gullet.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
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Zoster
Acute inflammatory disease with vesicles grouped in the course of cutaneous nerves, as in herpes zoster.
Zoloft
A commercial name for sertraline hydrochloride, an orally administered antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. Sertraline is used medically mainly to treat the symptoms of depression.
Zithromax
An antibiotic approved for the treatment of chlamydia and bacterial infections of the skin and respiratory tract. It may also have activity against MAC, toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis.
Zellweger Syndrome
Zellweger Syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive congenital syndrome of multiple abnormalities. Some of the principal characteristics are cerebral dysfunction, defective myelinization, craniofacial abnormalities, renal cysts, hepatomegaly, and biliary dysgenesis. Absence of liver and kidney peroxisomes is the underlying basic defect.
Zenker's diverticulum
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
Method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, fertilizing them in the laboratory with sperm from her partner or a donor, and inserting one or more of the fertilized eggs into one of her fallopian tubes.
Zollinger-ellison syndrome
A group of symptoms that occur when a tumor called a gastrinoma forms in the pancreas. The tumor, which may cause cancer, releases large amounts of the hormone gastrin. The gastrin causes too much acid in the duodenum, resulting in ulcers, bleeding, and perforation.
Zeitgeist
The general intellectual and cultural climate of taste characteristic of an era.
Zoophilia
One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, urges to indulge in sexual activity that involves animals.
Zoonosis
A disease that can be spread to people by animals.
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