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Superfluous
Beyond what is sufficient. A sixth finger is superfluous
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Show more- Glaucoma treatment (laser) A laser beam of light is focused on the part of the anterior chamber where the fluid leaves the eye. This…
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium
- Renal pelvis The area at the center of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter
- Inner ear There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Superficial See: Melanoma, superficial spreading.
- Nonagenarian Someone in his or her ninties, that is, between 90 and 99 years of age. See also: Age by decade
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Abuse, verbal child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Retinopathy Any disease of the retina, the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. The type of retinopathy is…
- Skeletal dysplasia One of a large contingent of genetic diseases in which the bony skeleton is abnormally formed during…
- Spanish influenza See: Spanish flu
- Cerclage Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together…