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Tumescent liposuction
The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the 'tummy'), buttocks ('behind'), hips, thighs and knees, chin, upper arms, back, and calves after pumping several quarts/liters…
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Show more- Amsler grid While conducting an eye examination, the eye care professional may ask the patient to look at an Amsler grid…
- Cortisol The primary stress hormone. Cortisol is the major natural GLUCOCORTICOID (GC) in humans
- Heritable connective tissue disease A disorder due to mutation of a gene responsible for connective tissue, the material that gives tissues form…
- Ulcer, peptic A peptic ulcer is a hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach…
- Fibrillation, auricular Essentially the same as atrial fibrillation
- Joint, acetabular The hip joint by another name. The acetabulum is the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. It is a key feature…
- Palliative treatment To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Autoimmune process A process in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys body tissue that it mistakes for foreign…
- Diachronic study A study done over the course of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Mucus A thick slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining certain organs such as the nose, mouth, throat, and…
- Fracture, greenstick A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A…
- Multi-infarct dementia Dementia brought on by a series of strokes. See Vascular dementia