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Laser surgery, YAG
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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- Nodular Bumpy.
- Black henna A tattoo ink and paste consisting of henna with other ingredients added, sometimes including…
- Red Shield Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Laryngeal dystonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Table An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…
- Mediastinum The area between the lungs. The organs in this area include the heart and its large veins and arteries, the…
- Tornado supplies kit Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Astigmatism Astigmatism: A common form of visual impairment in which part of an image is blurred, due to an irregularity…
- Mirror, mouth See: Mouth mirror
- Major anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. For example, a…
- Melanoma Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces…