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A numbering system particularly well suited to use by computers. All of the information placed into a computer is in binary form, i.e., numbers made up of zeros and ones (0’s and l’s). In this system each place in a binary number represents a power of 2 (i.e., the number of times 2 is to…

An acid containing hydrogen and one other element.  

An abnormal collection of bile outside the gallbladder, usually resulting from injury to the right upper quadrant during trauma or surgery.  

In the U.S., billion is a number equal to 1 followed by 9 zeros (1,000,000,000) or (10⁹).  

The laboratory technique of measuring bilirubin levels in blood, skin, cerebrospinal fluid, or urine. These measurements are used especially in the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates.  

A bariatric surgical treatment for obesity in which most of the stomach is removed. The small pouch that remains is connected to a small segment of the duodenum, which is linked directly to the cecum, bypassing the rest of the small intestine. The procedure restricts the intake of nutrients and causes malabsorption, both of which…

Being able to speak and write in a semantically correct and fluent style in two languages.  

A dark brown pigment from bile and gallstones.