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Meibomianitis
Inflammation of the little glands called Meibomian glands located in the eyelids that make a lubricant which they discharge through their tiny openings in the edges of the lids. The lubricant is a fatty substance called sebum…
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- Goldenhar syndrome Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of…
- Hangover A common nonmedical term for the disagreeable physical effects following excessive consumption of alcohol (or…
- Implant 1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days…
- Breast aplasia Breast aplasia: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Rounds The act of seeing patients in the hospital or another in-patient setting. After doing his hospital rounds…
- Phototherapy Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be 'put under the lights.'
- H and H H and H, sometimes written as 'H&H', is a popular shorthand for hemoglobin and hematocrit, two very…
- ADLs (activities of daily living) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- Med school Short informal term for medical school. (Medical schools are not often called med schools by medical…
- Cor biloculare A two-chambered heart. Cor biloculare is due to failure of development of the walls that normally separate…
- CA 125 CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine…