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Wilson disease
Women. A late 20th century creation. A feminist spelling to avoid the suffix men.
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- Lb. The abbreviation for pound, the measure of weight, lb. (plural: lb. or lbs.) stands for 'libra' (Latin for…
- Pinched nerve See: Nerve compression
- Teratophobia Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and…
- Volume, stroke Stroke: The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume…
- Typhus, rat-flea See Typhus, murine
- R (symbol) This much-used symbol has many meanings in medicine. They include: > >Respiration: a nurse's note of 'R20' is…
- Orbital fracture A break in one of the bones that make up the orbit. Since the orbit is the seat of the globe (the eye), an…
- Fibrosis, premacular See: Macular pucker
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- Ophthalmic Pertaining to the eye. An ophthalmic ointment is designed for the eye.
- Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 syndrome) A syndrome characterized by multiple malformations, commonly including scalp defects, hemangiomas (blood…