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Aqueous humor
In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. It is a clear, watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the…
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- Bursitis, hip Inflammation of a bursa of the hip joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface…
- Ganglia, basal A region located at the base of the brain composed of 4 clusters of neurons, or nerve cells. This area of the…
- Colitis, amebic Amebic dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba…
- Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Binocular 1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.2. With two eyepieces, as in a binocular microscope
- Parotid gland The largest of the three major salivary glands, it is located in front and below the ear and behind the jaw…
- Doppler ultrasound A form of ultrasound that can detect and measure blood flow. Doppler ultrasound depends on the Doppler…
- Modafinil Modafinil: An oral drug first approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of narcolepsy, a condition in…
- Microchimerism The presence of two genetically distinct and separately derived populations of cells, one population being at…
- Central nervous system (CNS) The central nervous system is that part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The…