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Intradiskal electrothermal therapy
A procedure designed to relieve back pain due to damage to the disks between the spine bones. Called IDET for short. Under local anesthesia and X-ray guidance, a needle is introduced into the disk and a catheter with a heating coil is…
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Show more- Paralysis, laryngeal nerve Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- Elastase inhibitor See: Antielastase
- Sperm function The capability of sperm to function -- to penetrate and fertilize the egg
- Jogger's nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Fifth cranial nerve The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Calcinosis An abnormal deposit of calcium salts in body tissues, as is seen in some forms of disease
- Bicornuate Having two horns or horn-shaped branches. The uterus (normally unicornuate) can sometimes be bicornuate (with…
- Flat affect A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat…
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- Cervical cancer Cervical cancer: Cancer of the entrance to the womb (uterus). The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the…
- Eskalith See: Lithium