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Meibomian cyst
A cyst of the little glands called Meibomian glands that are located in the eyelids and make a lubricant they discharge through their tiny openings in the edges of the lids. The lubricant is a fatty substance called sebum characteristic of…
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- LCL (lateral collateral ligament) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) A form of computed tomography (CT) technology for diagnostic imaging. In MDCT, a two-dimensional array…
- Olfactory Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell
- Facial nerve paralysis Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
- Vaccination, polio The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and IPV (Inactivated Polio…
- Vestibular apparatus The vestibule and three semicircular canals of the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, these…
- Arhythmia We do not usually give a misspelling but this is a frequent misspelling of arrhythmia (with two r's), meaning…
- Type I error The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or alpha error) made in testing an hypothesis when it…
- Emergency postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Wart, genital A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…