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Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted
Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted: Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the 'tummy'), buttocks ('behind'), hips, thighs and knees, chin, upper arms…
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- Acute leukemia Leukemia: Cancer of the white blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and, if not…
- Aorta The largest artery in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, goes up (ascends) a…
- Malleolus Bony prominence on either side of the ankle.
- Colitis, spastic A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Achondrogenesis-hypochondrogenesis, type II See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Child abuse, sexual Child abuse, sexual: Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of…
- Atresia Absence of a normal opening or failure of a structure to be tubular. Atresia can affect many structures in…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Chromosomes The microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material. They are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid…
- Arteritis, cranial A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Brachial plexus >Avulsion, the most severe type, in which the nerve is torn from the spine; >Rupture, in which the nerve is…