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Keratotomy
A surgical incision (a cut) made into the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reduce its optical power, and correct nearsightedness (myopia). The procedure is called a radial keratotomy…
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Show more- Megakaryocyte A giant cell in the bone marrow that is the ancestor of blood platelets.
- Immunity, natural See: Innate immunity
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Keratotic scabies See crusted scabies
- NG tube See: Nasogastric tube
- Bladder inflammation Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Also called cystitis. Can be due to infection from bacteria that ascend…
- Reaction kinetics Kinetics (with an 's' at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the…
- Breast cancer gene BRCA1 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but, when mutated, predisposes to…
- Iatric Relating to medicine or a physician. Iatric systems are medical systems. From the Greek iatrikos (medical)…
- Cord 1. In anatomy, a long ropelike structure. 2. Short for the spinal cord or the umbilical cord
- CAPD Central auditory processing disorder
- ACNM The American College of Nurse-Midwives. See: Nurse-midwife