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In-the-canal hearing aid
A hearing instrument custom designed to fit in the ear canal. It protrudes slightly into the outer ear and so is visible. In-the-canal (ITC) instruments are appropriate for mild to moderate hearing losses but not for infants or young…
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- Deuterium A non-radioactive isotope of hydrogen that contains a neutron in its nucleus in addition to the one proton…
- Litmus test 1. A test to determine the acidity and alkalinity of a solution. See: Litmus. 2. Figuratively, any test in…
- Antibody, antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Sjogren of Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren, Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986), who described the sicca…
- Orphan drug 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society.
- Syndrome, tarsal tunnel See Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Infant mineral requirements Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, copper and zinc) and trace elements (manganese…
- Disease, Whipple See: Whipple disease
- Passage, nasal The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Mitral regurgitation Backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium of the heart due to mitral insufficiency from…
- IGT The Indian Health Service, a part of the US Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and…