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- Acou- Combining form relating to hearing. As in acoustic, otoacoustic emission test, and presbyacousia
- Herniation Abnormal protrusion of tissue through an opening. For example, a intervertebral disk (one situated between…
- Sprain, ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Ollier disease A condition characterized by multiple enchondromas -- benign masses of cartilage growing within bones. An…
- Skittles Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Ultrasound/Ultrasonography A test in which high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off tissues and the echoes are converted…
- Vocal cord One of two small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal…
- TPN Total parenteral nutrition, intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the…
- Gonad, male The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium