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Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers, strictly speaking, to absence of the globe and ocular tissue from the orbit. However, in most cases of anophthalmia, CT scans show some…
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Show more- Anophthalmia Absence of the eye, as a result of a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia…
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- Sickness, motion Motion sickness is a very common disturbance of the inner ear that is caused by repeated motion such as from…
- Galactose A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose…
- Aphasia, anomic See Anomia
- Leukocytosis Increase in the number of white blood cells.
- Angioplasty Procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Also called…
- Childbed fever Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called…
- Infant iron supplementation Iron is included in most infant formulas. Therefore, there is no evidence that iron supplementation is…
- Pressor substance A substance that elevates the arterial blood pressure. For example, prostacyclin (prostaglandin PGI2) is a…
- Lewis Thomas See: Thomas, Lewis
- Polymorphonuclear leukocyte A type of white blood cell with a nucleus that is so deeply lobated or divided that the cell looks to have…