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Autotransplant
The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The transplanted tissue is termed an autotransplant or an autograft. Ovarian autotransplantation has been done to the upper arm to protect the…
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- Nasal passage The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Ophthalmoscope A lighted instrument, one of the most important tools of the physician, used to examine the interior of the…
- Dystrophia brevicollis congenita See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Medication, clot-dissolving See: Thrombolytic agent
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- Cynophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers from cynophobia experience anxiety even though they…