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Herniorrhaphy
The surgical repair of a hernia. Herniorrhaphy may be done under local or general anesthesia using a conventional incision or a laparoscope. The term 'herniorrhaphy' comes from hernio-, referring to a hernia + the Greek rhaphe, a seam =…
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Show more- Pain An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and…
- System, sympathetic nervous A part of nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood…
- Chromatin The nucleoprotein material of chromosomes. Chromatin is essentially the substance of chromosomes. It is made…
- Anterior pituitary The front portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. Hormones secreted by…
- Dropsy An old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. In years gone by, a…
- Dyspnoea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnoea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Nervus ulnaris See: Ulnar nerve
- Lancet, The A weekly medical journal headquartered in London. Published uninterruptedly and with the same title since…
- Respiratory Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. From the Latin re- (again) +…
- Desiccate To remove the moisture from a thing that normally contains moisture, such as a plant; to dry out completely…
- Nocardiosis An infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and skin, particularly in…
- Test, stress echocardiography A supplement to the routine exercise cardiac stress test. During stress echocardiography, the sound waves of…