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Curettage
The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A curet, or curette, is a spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word 'curette' comes from French and means a scraper. The verb…
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- Exercise, isotonic Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isometric…
- Disease, rheumatic heart Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- Varus (vara, varum) Angled inward, bent or twisted inward, as in cubitus varus, hallux varus, talipes equinovarus…
- Epilepsy, petit mal See: Petit mal
- Melomania A singular passion for music that is beyond all reason. From the French melomanie, from the Latin melos, song…
- Cavernous sinus A large channel of venous blood creating a 'sinus' cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone…
- Human herpesvirus 3 See herpes zoster.
- Intraoral Within the mouth
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…
- AAO 1. Alert and oriented.2. American Association of Ophthalmology, a professional organization.3. American…