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Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty: Plastic surgery on the nose, known familiarly as a nose job. Rhinoplasty is a facial cosmetic procedure, usually performed to enhance the appearance of the nose. During rhinoplasty, the nasal cartilages and bones are modified…
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Show more- Gene family A group of genes related in structure and often in function. The genes belonging to a gene family are…
- Genetics The scientific study of heredity. Genetics pertains to humans and all other organisms. So, for example, there…
- Neuron A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may…
- Abortion, spontaneous A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- Stress Stress: Forces from the outside world impinging on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life that can…
- Chondroitin sulfate A glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels and…
- Kidney infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Radiopaque Anything that does not let X-rays or other types of radiation penetrate. Radiopaque objects block radiation…
- Excess, calcium See: Calcium excess
- Gyneco- Combining form pertaining to women, as in gynecoid. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- HIPAA Acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a US law designed to provide…
- Aerophagia Swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching. Everyone swallows small amounts…