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Cogan corneal dystrophy
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a…
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Show more- Palpebral conjunctiva The part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane, that coats the inside of the eyelids. The palpebral…
- Epidural Outside the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…
- Physiologic Something that is normal, neither due to anything pathologic nor significant in terms of causing illness
- Locus minoris resistentiae Latin meaning a place of less resistance. A locus minoris resistentiae offers little resistance to…
- Acral-lentiginous melanoma See: Melanoma, acral-lentiginous
- Sac, dural See: Dural sac
- Microembolus An embolus of microscopic size. For example, a tiny blood clot or little clump of bacteria. Like any embolus…
- Scoliosis, functional A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Nipple confusion A problem that may beset a bottlefed baby in which it forgets how to nurse on mother's nipple. Breastfeeding…
- Monocular 1. With one eye, as in monocular vision.2. With one eyepiece, as in a monocular microscope
- Rickets, vitamin D resistant A rickets-like condition caused by an inborn defect of metabolism, usually in males. Vitamin D cannot be…
- Dystocia, fetal Dystocia caused by the fetus due to its size (too big), shape or position in the uterus