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Hearing aid
An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids. From largest to smallest, they are: > >Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids, >In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids, >In-the-canal (ITC) hearing aids, and…
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Show more- Torpor Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Bernard-Soulier syndrome Nt platelet syndrome): The Bernard-Soulier syndrome is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets…
- Flush (1) A redness of the skin, typically over the cheeks or neck. A flush is usually temporary and brought on by…
- Erythropoietin (EPO) A hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow. EPO is a…
- Anaphia The inability to feel touch. From the Greek prefix an, not + Greek haphe, touch = inability to (feel) touch…
- Situs inversus totalis A condition in which there is complete right to left reversal (transposition) of the thoracic and abdominal…
- ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Perfect pitch The inherent human ability to identify a note or sing it without hearing a reference note beforehand. Since…
- Mimesis Imitation or mimicry. Mimesis in medicine refers to the hysterical simulation of organic disease and to the…
- Ear, inner There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Bicuspid aortic valve Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…