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Prosthesis, ocular
See: Ocular prosthesis
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- Filariasis, lymphatic See Lymphatic filariasis
- Extracranial Outside the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. As opposed to intracranial, inside the…
- Ophthalmologist An eye doctor. A physician practicing ophthalmology. An ophthalmologist is an M.D.
- Cramps, heat Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist…
- Model end stage liver disease See: MELD
- Encephalitis, St. Louis A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- Compression 1. The act of pressing together. As in a compression fracture, nerve compression, or spinal cord compression…
- Craniotomy A surgical operation in which an opening is made in the skull.
- Ventricle, brain >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres. Each lateral ventricle consists…
- MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome, or myelodysplastic syndromes