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Bronchoscopy
L ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Bronchoscopy Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy: A procedure that permits the doctor…
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Show more- Cyclic vomiting syndrome See: Cystocele.
- MCHC Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Cleidocranial dysplasia Cleidocranial dysplasia: A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: > >Absent or…
- Pleural Pertaining to the pleura, the thin covering that protects the lungs. The term 'pleural' is pronounced like…
- Disease, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Nerve, sixth cranial The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- Appendiceal perforation Rupture of appendix
- Microbicide An agent that kills microbes, minute forms of life (e.g. bacteria, fungi, and protozoal parasites), some…
- Anophthalmia Absence of the eye, as a result of a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia…
- Pericarditis Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and…
- Bicycle helmet A well-known but often neglected device designed to protect the head of a bicyclist. Helmets decrease the…
- Alimentary canal The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract