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Intraocular lens
An artificial lens made of plastic, silicone, acrylic or other material that is implanted inside the eye during cataract surgery. Abbreviated IOL. Removal of the cataract and insertion of the IOL typically takes about an hour and does not…
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- Malaria, pregnancy-associated Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. "Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- Vaccine, inactivated polio See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Mesothelin A protein attached to the cell surface that is thought to have a role in cell-adhesion and possibly in…
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- AHD Abbreviation for alveolar hydatid disease; American Hospital Directory; and atherosclerotic heart disease
- Doctors Without Borders A group which sends physicians and other health workers to some of the most destitute and dangerous parts of…
- Introitus In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- Sprained ankle Sprained ankle: See: Ankle sprain.
- Growth, normal See: Normal growth
- Brain freeze See: Ice cream headache