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Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate or reduce the need for glasses and contact lenses in cases of severe myopia (nearsightedness). The procedure is best known as LASIK, an acronym for…
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Show more- Retic Short for reticulocyte
- Gland 1. A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thyroid gland. 2. A group…
- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…
- HAVRIX A vaccine against hepatitis A made of killed hepatitis A virus to stimulate the body's immune system to…
- Conotoxin A toxin made by cone snails (Conidae), also called cone shells, which are fish-eating snails that inhabit…
- Inhalant 1. Generally, any breathable chemical vapor.2. Specifically, a psychoactive substance whose volatile vapors…
- Bone, endochondral Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Multiple abortions Two or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) by a woman. Couples who have had multiple abortions have…
- Fear of being buried alive An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort…
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Pap test A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…