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YAG laser surgery
The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma…
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- Urinary tract infection in children Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra in a child. About 3% of girls and 1% of boys have had a…
- Hypertrophy Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells…
- Food security When people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation
- Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter White matter: An inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children. and follows a chronic progressive…
- Radical prostatectomy A surgery procedure that removes the entire prostate gland plus some surrounding tissue. During the procedure…
- Polycystic ovary syndrome Abbreviated PCOS. Polcystic ovary syndrome is a condition in women characterized by irregular or no menstrual…
- PON The symbol for the enzyme called paraoxonase
- Script An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and…
- Trocar A sharply pointed shaft, usually with a three-sided point. A trocar may be used within a cannula, a hollow…
- Dracunculiasis A parasitic disease caused by the largest parasite that plagues people and bores into their tissues -- the…
- Blood-brain barrier A protective network of blood vessels and cells that filters blood flowing to the brain.