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Wrinkling, retinal
See: Macular pucker
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Show more- CIC Completely-in-the-canal (the ear canal). See: Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid. See also: Hearing aid
- Bursa A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of…
- Trans fat An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of…
- Apnea, obstructive sleep Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes…
- Pupil dilation test An examination that enables an eye care professional to see more of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Polio vaccine, Salk See polio vaccine, inactivated
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- PXE See pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Fart This is not an accepted medical word for passing gas. Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed…
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIIC See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type
- Public Health Service, United States (USPHS) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Pathologic 1. Indicative of or caused by disease, as in a pathologic fracture, pathologic tissue, or pathologic process…