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Ear wax
Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear canal. It repels water, and traps dust and sand particles. Usually a small amount of wax accumulates, and then dries up and falls out…
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- Usher syndrome Usher syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis…
- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- Annotation In genetics, the process of identifying the locations and coding regions of genes in a genome and determining…
- Electrosurgery Instead of using a scalpel, the surgeon utilizes a heat-generating electrical device to burn or vaporize…
- Test, allergy skin Allergy skin: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering the…
- Pituitary, anterior The front portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. Hormones secreted by…
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- Debridement The act of debriding (removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material). Debridement…
- Enteric-coated Coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to the small intestine before the medication…
- Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body.