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Corneal dystrophy
A condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity due to a buildup of cloudy material. There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all parts of the cornea. These diseases share many traits: > >They are…
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Show more- Implant 1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days…
- Quinquagenarian Someone in his or her fifties. See also: Age by decade
- Fear of joy An abnormal, excessive, and persistent fear of experiencing joy or pleasure. Sufferers with this most…
- Advanced maternal age Usually defined as age 35 or more for the mother at the time of delivery of her baby. Advanced maternal age…
- Intracranial Within the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. An intracranial hemorrhage is bleeding…
- Protean Very variable; easily changing; or continually changing. Protean is not to be confused with protein (a member…
- Radiotherapy, stereotactic Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- Cytology The medical and scientific study of cells. Cytology refers to a branch of pathology, the medical specialty…
- Keloid Keloid: A scar that doesn't know when to stop. When the skin is injured, cells grow back to fill in the gap…
- Spider fear See: Arachnophobia
- Left ventricular assist device See: Ventricular assist device
- Patellofemoral joint One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…