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Angioid streaks
Tiny breaks in the elastin-filled tissue in the back of the eye (retinae). These abnormalities are visible to the doctor during an examination using a viewing instrument called an ophthalmoscope. Angioid streaks are seen in patients with…
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Show more- Triskaidekaphobia Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia…
- Hysterectomy Hysterectomy: A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. Removal of the entire…
- Dejerine-Klumpke palsy See: Klumpke palsy
- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Neprilysin See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Mirror, mouth See: Mouth mirror
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- CT colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Dexfenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Osmolarity The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in…
- Charles Darwin See: Darwin, Charles
- Speed Common street name for a stimulant drug, especially for an amphetamine. Amphetamines have been used to treat…