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Laryngectomy
Surgery to remove part or all of the larynx is a partial or total laryngectomy. In either operation, the surgeon performs a tracheostomy, creating an opening called a stoma in the front of the neck. (The stoma may be temporary or…
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Show more- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty A type of operation designed to tighten up flabby tissues and enlarge the upper air passages. The operation…
- VCUG Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Cranial nerve XI The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Nodule, Heberden A small hard fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger. A Heberden nodule is a…
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy Fatty liver of pregnancy: Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty liver of…
- Mediterranean-style diet See: Mediterranean diet
- Pott's disease An old term for tuberculosis of the spine that caused softening and collapse of the vertebrae, often…
- Pediatric Pertaining to children
- Pregnancy radiation exposure See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Mycobacterium marinum Mycobacterium marinum: A bacterium found in both fresh and salt water that can cause disease in fish and…
- Miosis Contraction of the pupil. The opposite of mydriasis.
- Ventilation, positive pressure The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…