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Kidney Diseases
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space and are about 11 cm in length in adult humans. The functional substance, or paren...
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Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood. In human beings, the ma...
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Liver Diseases
The liver, with four lobes of unequal size and shape, is a reddish-brown, wedge-shaped organ with dual blood supply. As the heaviest parenchymatous organ in the human body, it mainly lies in the right upper ab...
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Neurological Disease
The nervous system, containing billions of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons, is essentially the electrical wiring of the body. Structurally, the nervous system is composed of the central nervous s...