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Hernia repair
Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general anesthesia using a conventional incision or a laparoscope. The alternative term 'herniorrhaphy' comes from hernio-, referring to a…
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Show more- Dysostosis, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Morton's disease See: Morton's neuroma
- Marrow The bone marrow
- Rheumatoid spondylitis See: Ankylosing spondylitis
- Blood The familiar red fluid in the body that contains white and red blood cells, platelets, proteins, and other…
- Allergy shots See Allergy desensitization
- Toll-like receptor 4 TLR4. One in a family of receptors that provide critical links between immune stimulants produced by…
- Spleen An organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen near the stomach. The spleen produces lymphocytes; it…
- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk
- Nursing 1) Profession concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health…
- Pitting edema Observable swelling of body tissues due to fluid accumulation that may be demonstrated by applying pressure…
- Acid, nucleic One of the molecules in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that plays a central role in the storage…