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Show more- Dissection The process of cutting apart or separating tissue as, for example, in the study of anatomy or in the course…
- Multi-infarct dementia Dementia brought on by a series of strokes. See Vascular dementia
- Radiation therapy, 3-D A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target it as…
- Diploe The soft spongy material between the inside table and outside table (the interior and exterior bony plates)…
- Crutch A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches…
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Tylenol See: Acetaminophen
- Heel spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the…
- Tympanostomy tube A small plastic tube inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time…
- Dacry- Combining form used before a vowel to denote a relationship to tears. See: Dacryo-
- Bloody show 1. The blood-tinged mucus created by extrusion and passage of the mucous plug that filled the cervical canal…
- Bromism A disease caused by chronic exposure to bromine or one of its compounds. Bromism is characterized by mental…