Acute pancreatitis: the close proximity of the pancreas to the liver and the bile ducts results in some degree of hepatitis whenever there is a case of pancreatic inflammation. Treat the pancreatitis and the liver disease will regress.
Also found in: Dictionary, Wikipedia. microaggression An action that is deemed to be a subtle or indirect expression of bigoted or discriminatory views or attitudes. You may think your little digs against women are funny, but to your female co-workers, they're sexist microaggressions.
When I asked Sue if he could provide me with an instance of a borderline racial microaggression, he disagreed with the premise of the question. â[Racial] microaggressions represent a clash of racial realities, and the question youâre raising is whose reality is the correct reality,â he says.