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Cellophane maculopathy
See: Macular pucker
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Show more- Heritability The degree to which something is inherited.
- Irrigation of the colon The use of liquid solutions given by enema to remove material from the rectum or colon, ostensibly to…
- Tooth, wisdom One of the large molars in the very back of the jaw. The human jaw has changed in size over the course of…
- Vertebrae, cervical The cervical (neck) vertebrae are the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). They are…
- AID (artificial insemination by donor) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Malattia leventinese An hereditary form of macular degeneration that results in progressive and irreversible visual loss. This…
- Smallpox vaccination of fetus See Congenital vaccinia
- Shock, septic Shock caused by infection. See also septicemia.
- Audiology The study of hearing.
- Laparoscopic staging A staging procedure for tumors of the abdomen using laparoscopy in combination with laparoscopic…
- Ovary, dermoid cyst of the A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of tissues including hair…
- Spongiform encephalopathy and cerebral amyloidosis See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome