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Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL)
A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by puncturing the kidney through the skin and enlarging the access port to 1 cm (about 3/8 inch) in diameter. There is no surgical…
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- Visual nerve pathways The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Battle fatigue The World War II name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…
- Insulin Insulin: A natural hormone made by the pancreas that controls the level of the sugar glucose in the blood…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Nail In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used to hold 2 or more pieces…
- Phenocopy 1. An environmental condition that imitates (copies) one produced by a gene. 2.The person who has an…
- Trichobezoar A wad of swallowed hair. Also called a hairball. Trichobezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of…
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Jewish penicillin Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin,' chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A…