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Ear cleaning (by a doctor)
When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it out, vacuum it, or remove it with special instruments. Alternatively, your physician may prescribe ear drops what are designed to…
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- Felty syndrome A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis characterized by the presence of 3 conditions --…
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a…
- Thrombocytosis See thrombocythemia
- Invert 1) To turn inward. To invert the foot is to move its forepart toward the midline of the body. 2) To turn…
- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Hygiene theory See: Hygiene hypothesis
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Alzheimer disease See: Alzheimer's disease
- VACTERL association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VACTERL is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, C, T, E, R, and L…
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator Implantable cardiac defibrillator: A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Cyclosporiasis Infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. See: Cyclospora infection