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Ear cleaning (by a doctor)
When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it out, vacuum it, or remove it with special instruments. Alternatively, your physician may prescribe ear drops what are designed to…
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- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- NCCAM National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
- Chromosome 1 The largest human chromosome, comprising approximately 10% of the human genome. Chromosome 1 contains over…
- Milk allergy, cow Casein and whey are the two major proteins of human milk and most milk-based formulas. Some (less than 8% of)…
- HRT (hormone replacement therapy) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Involute 1. Literally, to turn inward or roll inward. 2. To decrease in size after an enlargement. The uterus…
- Syndrome, trisomy 21 A common chromosome disorder, often called Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21)…
- Furuncle Nothing more nor less than a 'boil' with a fancy name. A boil is a collection of pus. Antibiotics are often…
- Mouse genome All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…
- White-coat hypertension (White coat hypertension) A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…