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Laryngectomy, partial
A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice box -- one vocal cord, part of a cord, or the epiglottis -- and leaves the rest, The stoma opening into the trachea is temporary…
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Show more- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Psycho-oncology The psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. Psycho-oncology addresses the two major…
- Burkitt lymphoma A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30…
- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- In-the-ear hearing aid A hearing instrument in a custom-made shell designed to fit in the outer ear and ear canal. An in-the-ear…
- Post-traumatic stress disorder Stress disorder: A common anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in…
- Psychogenic Caused by the mind or emotions.
- Osteotomy, cuneiform Surgical removal of a triangular piece of bone
- Symptomatic treatment Therapy that eases the symptoms without addressing the basic cause of the disease. For example, symptomatic…
- Positional cloning Cloning a gene based simply on knowing its position in the genome without any idea of the function of that…
- Testosterone A 'male hormone' -- a sex hormone produced by the testes that encourages the development of male sexual…
- Gland, tarsal See: Meibomian gland