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Definition noun, plural: gallstones A calculus or stone composed of cholesterol and bile salts, forming within the... Read More

Definition noun A small, pear-shaped, muscular, hollow organ responsible for storing bile, and for creating insulin in the... Read More

Have you ever wondered how the fats from butter, cheesy burgers, and pizzas get digested in your body? Or have you heard of... Read More

Definition noun A sterol or a modified steroid that is synthesized by animal cells to become an essential component of... Read More

Residual volume is a term that is most often seen in lung physiology where it is defined as the amount of air remaining in... Read More