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Substance secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that regulates cellular division and protein synthesis required for normal growth of tissues. A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. Blood levels provide a measure of pituitary function.  

Recording of cardiac activity by a portable device which the patient wears for as long as 24 hours. A portable device for recording and analyzing the electrical activity of the heart over an extended period, usually 24 to 48 hours. Holter monitoring is also known as ambulatory electrocardiography, since it allows continuous recording of the…

Partial gastrectomy with suturing of the lesser curvature of the stomach and anastomosis of the jejunum.  

A phagocytic cell present in connective tissue; occurs naturally as part of the body’s immune system.  

Virus that causes chickenpox.  

Illness caused by inherited or spontaneously mutated genetic material of the cell.  

Blood vessel that carries blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava.  

Blood vessels that divert blood from digestive organs to the liver before returning through veins back up to the heart. The vascular system situated within the peritoneal cavity responsible for siphoning off blood from the digestive organs and the spleen, channeling it towards the intricate web of tiny blood vessels within the liver, where it…

The pathway of blood flow from the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract and spleen to the liver via the portal vein and its tributaries.  

A diagnostic imaging technique of injection of the radionuclide to obtain images of the liver, gallbladder, and biliary tree.