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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
The sugar found in milk. The body breaks lactose down into galactose and glucose.
Industry:Medical
A colonlike pouch created from the last several inches of the ileum. The pouch allows stool to exit through the anus after the colon is removed.
Industry:Medical
The organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells. White blood cells attack bacteria and other foreign cells.
Industry:Medical
A disease characterized by severe diarrhea beginning the first few days after birth. It is life threatening.
Industry:Medical
A group of birth defects that changes the way the liver breaks down glycogen.
Industry:Medical
