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Orthopaedist
An orthopaedic surgeon, a doctor who corrects congenital or functional abnormalities of the bones with surgery, casting, and bracing. Orthopaedists also treat injuries to the bones. Sometimes spelled orthopedist. The spelling of…
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- Leaded petrol See: Tetraethyl lead
- Treatment, palliative To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Labra The plural of labrum, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint)…
- Alpha thalassemia Alpha thalassemia: A blood disorder, thalassemia is not one disease but rather a group of disorders that have…
- Polio, abortive A minor form of infection with the polio virus, abortive polio accounts for 80 to 90 percent of clinically…
- Bypass An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other…
- Finger prick A procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet to obtain a small quantity of capillary blood for…
- Cohort In a clinical study, a well-defined group of subjects or patients who have had a common experience or…
- Nephropathy, membranous See: Membranous nephropathy