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Laryngectomee
A person who has had his or her larynx (voice box) removed. A partial laryngectomy preserves the voice. The surgeon removes only part of the voice box, just one vocal cord, part of a cord, or just the epiglottis, and the stoma is…
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- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Inspection of the inside of the rectum and lower part of the colon using a thin flexible lighted tube (a…
- Rash, yeast diaper Rash, yeast diaper: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called…
- Myelofibrosis Fibrosis (spontaneous scarring) of the bone marrow. This can be associated with a variety of diseases…
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Carcinogenic Causing cancer or contributing to the causation of cancer. Pertaining to a carcinogen
- Pyarthrosis Infectious arthritis. Pyarthrosis is typically caused by a bacterial infection in the joint. Diagnosis is…
- Anthrax toxin The toxic substance secreted by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the disease anthrax…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- TIA See Transient ischemic attack
- Myco- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Tunica albuginea of the testis The layer of dense whitish inelastic tissue that surrounds the testis