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Sigmoidoscopy vs Colonoscopy Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are very similar investigations. Sigmoidoscopy allows visualisation of only the distal part of the colon while colonoscopy allows visualisation of the entire large bowel and the distal small bowel, as well. Both investigations involve passing a camera through the anus. Both procedures can be used to take biopsies, conduct small […]
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Insulin vs Glucagon Insulin and glucagon are two hormones regulating glucose and fat metabolism in the body. Both are synthesized in the pancreas. Both are proteins, but physiologically they are opposites. Insulin Insulin is a protein hormone. It contains 51 amino acids. It weighs 5808 Daltons (a unit of weight measurement). It is made […]
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预后和诊断虽然我们听到的术语diagnosis and prognosis more often in medicine they are not restricted to that field alone. Diagnosis refers to identifying the nature or cause of a certain phenomenon and prognosis refers to the future of a condition. This article attempts to explain the meaning of prognosis and […]
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Inflammation vs Infection Inflammation and infection are two different entities. However, infection can cause inflammation in the body. Infection is the entry and growth of organisms while inflammation is the reaction to it. What is Inflammation? Inflammation is the tissue reaction to injurious agents. When an organ is inflamed the suffix “itis” is added. […]
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Cortisone vs Cortisol (Hydrocortisone) Cortisol and Cortisone are both steroids. They share a similar core chemical structure which is common to all the cholesterol-like molecules. They comprise 4 fused Carbon rings and, therefore, have a very rigid structure. The difference between cortisol and cortisone lies in the difference of the functional groups present in […]
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Poison vs Toxin Poison and Toxin are two different things. However, there are many similarities among the two. In common non-technical terms, there is no damage in using the two words interchangeably. Poison has a wide and general meaning, but toxin is a little more specific. What is Poison? Poison is any chemical that […]
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Vapor vs Smoke Vapor and smoke are two different things, and this difference is also felt by someone who inhales the vapors of a product or when he smokes the product. Whether it is tobacco, marijuana, a herb or any other thing, there is a qualitative as well as a quantitative difference between the […]
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Disease vs Condition Disease and condition may be used as alternative words in the general usage. Though they seem to mean the same thing in terms of medical terminology, certain differences could be found. Both of these are connected to abnormal conditions in the body which will affect the normal functioning of the body, […]
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Syndrome vs Disease Disease, illness, syndrome, disorder are some words that are hard to ignore if we are discussing health. Syndrome and disease are two words that have a clear difference in the meaning. What is a Syndrome? A syndrome is the association of several clinically recognizable features. Any sickness or illness cannot be […]
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Substance Abuse vs Dependence Substance use, abuse, and dependence are three terms that have become very common and almost household, courtesy all the limelight that drug and alcohol addiction has hogged in the last few decades. It is the use of substance that takes place in the first place. This use becomes abuse and […]