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Ophthalmoscopy
Examination of the interior of the eye, including the lens, retina and optic nerve, by indirect or direct ophthalmoscopy. Indirect ophthalmoscopy employs a head lamp device to shine a very bright light into the eye. This is generally done…
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Show more- HTLV-II The human T-lymphotropic virus type II, which is closely related to HTLV-I
- Cerclage Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together…
- Olivopontocerebellar Pertaining to three particular parts of the brain -- namely, the oliva, the pons, and the cortex of the…
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Senility 1. Originally, old age. 2. The physical decline associated with old age. 3. The mental decline once…
- Intraocular tension The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure
- Genome annotation The process of identifying the locations of genes and all of the coding regions in a genome and determining…
- Polychlorocamphene See: Toxaphene
- Hemolytic jaundice, congenital Jaundice, congenital: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red…
- Retrograde amnesia Amnesia in which the lack of memory relates to events that occurred before a traumatic event. Retrograde…
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Conformal radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…