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Dobelle, William H.
(1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the transmission of electrical signals to electrodes implanted in the brain. The system used a tiny camera mounted in glasses worn by the…
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- Anlage 1. In biology, whatever precedes something else. 2. In embryology, a precursor or forerunner or a more mature…
- Niacin deficiency See: Pellagra
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- GERD surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Swimming pool granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Macules Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Osteotomy, cuneiform Surgical removal of a triangular piece of bone
- Auricular Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers…
- Tapeworm A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely…