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Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)
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Show more- Laryngotomy Surgical opening of the larynx, the voice box
- Syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn See: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess
- Congenital ptosis of the eyelids Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and…
- Blocker, beta adrenergic A class of drugs, also more simply called beta blockers, that block beta-adrenergic substances such as…
- Florence R. Sabin See: Sabin, Florence R.
- AMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as ARMD)
- Tympanum In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a…
- Colon cancer Colon cancer: A malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Most, if not all, of these cancers…
- Post Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
- Desmoplastic This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- Septum, interventricular The wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. A hole in the interventricular septum…