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Red eye
Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses…
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- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- The Lancet A weekly medical journal headquartered in London. Published uninterruptedly and with the same title since…
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a…
- ARM Abbreviation of age-related maculopathy, any pathologic condition of the macula, the small spot in the retina…
- Battered child syndrome A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Plantar fasciitis Inflammation of the plantar fascia (fasciitis), the 'bowstring-like' tissue in the sole of the foot…
- Dental braces (orthodontics) Dental braces (orthodontics): The use of devices to move teeth or adjust underlying bone. The ideal age for…
- Lilliputian hallucination An hallucination in which things, people, or animals seem smaller than they would be in real life…
- Disease, Legg-Perthes See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Cascade A sequence of successive activation reactions involving enzymes (enzyme cascade) or hormones (hormone…
- Environmental tobacco smoke Abbreviated ETS. Secondhand smoke. See: ETS.