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JP drain
The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multiple drainage holes. The drain is connected to clear plastic tubing which is usually sutured to the skin at the point it leaves the skin. The…
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Show more- Perianal abscess An abscess next to the anus that causes tenderness, swelling, and pain on defecation
- Otolaryngology A medical and surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management, and treatment of diseases and…
- Disc, slipped Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- Sylvius, aqueduct of A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Disordered thinking A failure to be able to 'think straight.' Thoughts may come and go rapidly. The person may not be able to…
- Back pain Pain felt in the low or upper back. There are many causes of back pain. Pain in the low back can relate to…
- Plague, sylvatic Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Melanoma, benign A tumor of the melanocytes that is not cancerous
- Antisense drug A medication containing part of the non-coding strand of messenger RNA (mRNA), a key molecule involved in the…
- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Asian flu A pandemic of influenza A (H2N2) in 1957-58. First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu…