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>Hearing integrity (and neurologic normalcy) in infants and young children. >Neurologic integrity (and hearing) in patients who are comatose, unresponsive, or impaired due to a stroke, an acoustic neuroma (tumor on the hearing nerve)…
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Show more- Synovectomy Surgical removal of the joint lining. A synovectomy may be done to remove the inflamed lining of a joint in…
- Urethral opening, female The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Heart rhythm disorders Heart rhythm disorders: Abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat due to irregularities in transmission of the…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Smell, inability to No sense of smell is called anosmia. It can be due to loss of the sense of smell or failure for it to…
- Nipple shield A cap or dome, usually made today of plastic (formerly, rubber), placed over the nipple and areola during…
- Type 2 myotonic dystrophy See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Vasectomy Vasectomy: A vasectomy is a surgical procedure designed to make a man sterile by cutting or blocking both the…
- Retinitis pigmentosa and congenital deafness (Also called Usher syndrome.) A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder…
- Walker, baby A device that allows a baby to move about in a half-seated, half-upright position. A 'walker' may…
- National Academy of Sciences One of the National Academies. Created in 1863 by a congressional charter approved by President Abraham…
- Congenital anomaly Something that is unusual or different at birth. A minor anomaly is defined as an unusual anatomic feature…