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Glaucoma
Glaucoma: A common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. If untreated, it may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing the loss of vision or even…
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Show more- Inbreeding The mating of two closely related persons. Also called consanguinity.
- Lethargy 1. Abnormal drowsiness, stupor. 2. A state of indifference.From the Greek lethargia, drowsiness
- Ramus of the mandible One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe-shaped lower jaw bone
- Infuse In medicine, to introduce a solution into the body through a vein. An infusion is the therapeutic…
- Agyrophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- ACP (American College of Physicians) See: American College of Physicians
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…
- Finger prick A procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet to obtain a small quantity of capillary blood for…
- Q.2h On a prescription, every two hours
- Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths in the larynx on the vocal…
- Ultrasonic-assisted liposuction Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common…
- Albuminuria More than the normal amount of albumin in the urine. Albumin is the predominant protein in human blood and it…