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Bietti crystalline dystrophy
A genetic eye disease that leads to progressive night blindness and visual field constriction and is characterized by the formation of crystals in the cornea (the clear covering of the eye), yellow shiny deposits on the retina, and…
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- Lab result The result of a test done in a laboratory
- Urine Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of…
- Medical jurisprudence The branch of the law that deals with the application of law to medicine or, conversely, the application of…
- Antihistamines Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine…
- Cryotherapy Cryotherapy: Literally, 'cold therapy.' Cryotherapy, sometimes referred to as cryosurgery, is a procedure…
- Cryptitis A term that is used to describe one of the abnormalities that is seen under the microscope when small…
- Clap Gonorrhea, a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact. Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually…
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Artificial nose See: Nasal prosthesis
- Neuroleptic A term that refers to the effects of antipsychotic drugs on a patient, especially on his or her cognition and…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…