Also known as: Unfavorable uterine environment
Meredith learns she has a hostile uterus that caused her previous miscarriage and increases risk of future pregnancy loss. This becomes a major emotional thread throughout the episode as she and Derek discuss fertility and testing.
Also known as: Hole in the diaphragm
Patient involved in car-into-laundromat accident sustains a ruptured diaphragm requiring surgical repair with debate over mesh versus suture technique.
Also known as: Huntington's disease
The same car accident patient reveals she has Huntington disease with early chorea symptoms. She has been avoiding treatment and living life to the fullest before symptoms worsen.
Also known as: Trampled
Man caught between car and washing machine in laundromat accident sustains severe crush injuries requiring removal of spleen and kidney.
Also known as: Bone cancer
15-year-old ballet dancer with osteosarcoma of the right tibia. Team proposes innovative procedure using radiation-treated autologous bone to avoid amputation and preserve his ability to dance.
Also known as: Blocked intestine
Biologist who has been ingesting parasitic worms for asthma research develops bowel obstruction from the worms. Despite initial conservative management, he perforates and requires emergency surgery.
Also known as: Worm infection
Self-inflicted parasitic infection as part of experimental asthma treatment. Patient intentionally swallowed worms for nearly a year as part of self-experimentation.
Also known as: Uterine fibroid
Cristina mentions in passing that she has massive baby-squashing fibroids in her uterus, treating it dismissively.