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Tumescent
Swelling; slightly tumid (swollen). For example, tumescent liposuction involves pumping a solution beneath the skin which swells it to facilitate suctioning out fat. For another example, the penis can become tumescent. Tumescent and tumor…
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Show more- RS1 The gene on the X chromosome involved in the integrity of retina, Mutation of RS1 is responsible for juvenile…
- Antivenin Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin…
- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- Jamais vu From the French, meaning 'never seen'. The illusion that the familiar does not seem familiar. The opposite of…
- RCT Randomized controlled trial
- Acrochordon A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). An acrochordon may appear on skin anywhere although…
- Shoulder blade The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or…
- Bradycardia A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. The word bradycardia is logically…
- Enervate 1. To remove part or all of a nerve, a procedure also called a neurectomy. 2. To lose nervous energy and feel…
- Tritiated Containing atoms of tritium (hydrogen-3) in the place of hydrogen (H) in a molecule. See also: Tritiated…
- Peptic ulcer Peptic ulcer: A hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach is…
- Keratotomy, radial An eye surgery procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reducing its optical power, to correct…