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Pancreas |
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM. |
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Pancreatic Diseases |
Pathological processes of the PANCREAS. |
Disease, Pancreatic,Diseases, Pancreatic,Pancreatic Disease |
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Recurrence |
The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. |
Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses |
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Chronic Disease |
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). |
Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic |
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Chronobiology Phenomena |
Biological systems as affected by time. Aging, biological rhythms, and cyclic phenomena are included. Statistical, computer-aided mathematical procedures are used to describe, in mathematical terminology, various biological functions over time. |
Chronobiology Concepts,Chronobiology Phenomenon,Chronobiology Concept,Concept, Chronobiology,Concepts, Chronobiology,Phenomena, Chronobiology,Phenomenon, Chronobiology |
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Duodenal Diseases |
Pathological conditions in the DUODENUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). |
Disease, Duodenal,Diseases, Duodenal,Duodenal Disease |
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Duodenum |
The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers. |
Duodenums |
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Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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Seasons |
Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal |
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