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Operation, Macewen
A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow, Scotland who also described Macewen's sign for the detection of hydrocephalus and brain abscess.
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- Cancer cluster A greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over…
- Vein, superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and empties it into the…
- Dysmotility syndrome A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus…
- Laryngeal nerve palsy Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve…
- Pain, belly Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- Therapy, cell Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Aorta, coarctation of the A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and…