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Corns
Corns: Small calloused areas of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns most commonly occur over a toe where they form what is referred to as a hard corn. Between the toes, pressure can form a soft…
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- Hysterectomy Hysterectomy: A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. Removal of the entire…
- Tummy 1. Babytalk for the stomach. The word tummy is derived from stomach.2. Slang for a paunch. A big tummy raises…
- Contact healing Another name for the alternative medicine practice of laying on of hands. See: Laying on of hands. See also…
- Primary cataract See: Cataract, primary
- Therapy, cell Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Syndrome, Werner A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by…
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- Blade bone Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or wing bone, the flat triangular bone at the…