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Reduction mammaplasty
See: Breast reduction
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Show more- Laryngectomee A person who has had his or her larynx (voice box) removed. A partial laryngectomy preserves the voice. The…
- Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Hyperhidrotic Pertaining to hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hyperhidrosis is too much…
- Cranial nerve VI The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a…
- Cortical blindness Blindness due to loss or injury to the visual cortex, that section of the cerebral cortex responsible for…
- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Volvulus Abnormal twisting of the intestine which can impair the blood flow to the intestine. Volvulus can lead to…
- Calcimimetic A drug in a class of orally active, small molecules that decrease the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)…
- Range, normal By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…
- Therapeutic cloning A procedure in which cells, typically skin cells, are taken from a patient and inserted into a fertilized egg…
- Paralysis Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial…
- Toxin, anthrax The toxic substance secreted by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the disease anthrax…