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Microsurgery
Surgery through a microscope. Microsurgery is used to operate on very small structures, often requires miniaturized instruments, and has myriad uses. Microsurgery is used to reattach a severed hand or another amputated part to the body by…
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- Thyroidectomy The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly…
- Samaritan See Good Samaritan
- CTL Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Chiron In Greek mythology, the centaur who, wounded by Hercules, invented medicine in order to heal himself. Chiron…
- Bacteriology The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture…
- Syndrome, Gelineau A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…
- Tom- Or tomo- before a consonant. A combining form meaning a cut, section, slice or layer, as might be achieved by…
- Flood See: 1. Flood readiness; 2. Flood supplies kit; 3. Flood warning; 4. Flood aftermath
- Erb palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder…
- Suboxone Brand name for buprenorphine in combination with naloxone
- DXM Dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant, sometimes misused as a recreational drug