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Strabismus
Strabismus: A condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear to be looking in different directions. In divergent strabismus, or exotropia, the visual axes diverge. If the visual axes converge, it is…
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- Son 1. Principally, a male offspring. 2. Also a male adopted child. 3. A term of address for a male. From the Old…
- Vitamin D3 A vitamin produced by the body when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources. Vitamin D3…
- Capsaicin A component of certain plants, including cayenne and red pepper, used topically to relieve minor arthritis…
- Reperfusion The restoration of blood flow to an organ or tissue. After a heart attack, an immediate goal is to quickly…
- Snoreplasty, injection An injection of a chemical called sodium tetradecyl sulfate that promotes stiffening of the soft palate by…
- Diverticulosis/diverticulitis and fiber Fiber: High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…
- Code The genetic code is the correspondence between the triplet of bases in DNA with the amino acids. The…
- Erb palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder…
- X-ray, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). By contrast an AP…