| ERBSE | Endoscopic Retrograde Balloon Stone Extraction |
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| GS | 1) Gall Stone 2) General Surgery |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| PCSM | percutaneous stone manipulation |
| PSPS | secretory pancreatic stone protein |
| stone-hearted | Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stone-mason's disease | Inflammation of the lung caused by foreign bodies (inhaled particles of silica): leads to fibrosis but unlike asbestosis does not predispose to neoplasia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tear stone | A concretion in the lacrimal apparatus. Synonym: lacrimal calculus, ophthalmolith, tear stone. Origin: dacryo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| kidney stone | <nephrology, urology> The presence of calculi in the kidney or collecting system. The calculi are usually small (2-12mm) solid, crystalline, concretions that develop in the kidney and eventually pass through the genitourinary tract. Stones may be composed of calcium, phosphate or uric acid. (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary | <anatomy> Pertaining to the bile, to the bile ducts or to the gallbladder. (13 Oct 1997) |
| biliary atresia | <embryology> A rare condition which is caused by the abnormal development of the bile ducts inside or outside the liver. The obstruction of bile flow from the liver can lead to cirrhosis of the liver if not treated. Symptoms include jaundice in the second to third week of life along with clay-coloured stools. See: newborn jaundice. (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary calculus | <gastroenterology, surgery> A solid formation in the gallbladder composed of cholesterol and bile salts. (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary canaliculus | One of the intercellular channels, about 1 um or less in diameter, that occurs between liver cells forming the first portion of the bile system. Synonym: bile capillary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary cirrhosis | <gastroenterology> A rare form of liver disease which results in the irreversible destruction of the liver and bile ducts. The cause is unknown, but is thought to be an autoimmune mechanism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary duct | <anatomy> A duct that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary ductules | The excretory ducts of the liver that connect the interlobular ductules to the right (or left) hepatic duct. Synonym: ductuli biliferi, canalicular ducts, ductus biliferi, tubuli biliferi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary dyskinesia | Structural or functional abnormality of the sphincter of Oddi that interferes with bile drainage. Synonym: biliary dyskinesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary endoprosthesis | <surgery> A tube inserted into a narrowed or blocked bile duct to improve bile flow. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biliary fever of dogs | A form of babesiosis (piroplasmosis) of the dog characterised by fever and icterus and caused by Babesia canis. (05 Mar 2000) |