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Body hearing aid
A type of hearing aid that comprises a rectangular case carried on the body connected by cords to earmolds. A body hearing aid are generally reserved for the most severe hearing losses. It is not often used and is the least common style of…
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- Lymphoma, aggressive See: Aggressive lymphoma
- Metapneumovirus See: Human metapneumovirus
- Dermopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermatopathy.
- Acid reflux A common condition and an abnormal one in which acid in the stomach rises up into the esophagus. This occurs…
- Arthro- A prefix meaning joint, as in arthropathy and arthroscopic. Before a vowel, it becomes arthr-, as in…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Syndrome, temporomandibular joint Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can…
- Middle ear infection, acute Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Porcelain gallbladder Calcification of the wall of the gallbladder. The gallbladder looks on ultrasound, abdominal X-ray and…
- Rigor mortis Literally, the stiffness of death. The rigidity of a body after death. Rigor mortis is a good example of a…
- Cerebrovascular disease Disease of the blood vessels and, especially, the arteries that supply the brain. Cerebrovascular disease is…