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Show more- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
- Ankylose To undergo ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)
- In vitro fertilization In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Oriental lung fluke Paragonimus westermani. See: Paragonimiasis
- Super- Prefix meaning meaning above, more than normal, or excessive. As in superaspirin, superbug, superjacent…
- Placenta percreta A placenta that invades the uterine wall. In placenta percreta, the vascular processes of the chorion (the…
- Fever of Unknown Origin Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever greater than 38.3°C (101 °F) that has occurred intermittently for…
- Compression fracture A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery bypass graft: Abbreviated CABG. A form of bypass surgery that can create new routes around…
- Cancer, papillary Cancer, papillary: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at…
- Tuberculous meningitis Meningitis due to tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. It causes…