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Test, eyedrop
There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is pupil dilation. This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue…
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- Small inducible cytokine A2 See: MPC1
- Cancer, breast Cancer of the tissue containing or involving the milk glands (mammary tissue). Breast cancer is diagnosed…
- Watson See: Watson, James
- KUB film An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal X-ray and includes…
- Congenital stationary night blindness An inherited eye disorder that is not progressive ('stationary') and principally affects the rod…
- Bifid uvula The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft or split. Cleft…
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) The American College of Surgeons (ACS) was formed in 1913 under the aegis of Dr. John Miller Turpin Finney…
- Ciliary body Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel-filled) middle layer of the eye that is…
- Basal cells Small, round cells found in the lower part, or base, of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin
- Golfer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing golf…