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Laryngectomy
Surgery to remove part or all of the larynx is a partial or total laryngectomy. In either operation, the surgeon performs a tracheostomy, creating an opening called a stoma in the front of the neck. (The stoma may be temporary or…
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- Insomnia, fatal familial See Fatal familial insomnia
- Malformation A structural defect in the body due to abnormal embryonic or fetal development. There are many types of…
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- Homolog (homologue) One chromosome of a pair.
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…
- Nephritis, interstitial Nephritis due to disorders of the connective tissue within the kidney, severe allergic reactions, exposure to…
- Fasciolopsis buski The giant intestinal fluke. See: Fasciolopsis
- Crabs Slang for pubic lice. See: Public lice
- Ocular conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…