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Plastic surgeon
A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases, such as melanoma. Many plastic surgeons also perform cosmetic surgery that is unrelated to…
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Show more- Strontium An earth element and metal with atomic no. 38, atomic wt. 87.62 that is used in a radioactive form for…
- Lumbar vertebrae There are 5 lumbar vertebrae. The lumbar vertebrae are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral…
- Sting, jellyfish The injection into the skin of venom from the stinging unit (the nematocyst) of the jellyfish. The jellyfish…
- Obesity Obesity: The state of being well above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be…
- Syndrome, incontinentia pigmenti A genetic disease that begins soon after birth with the development of blisters on the trunk and limbs. These…
- BRCA1 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but which, when mutated, predisposes…
- Gland, pituitary The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head and is called the master gland because it…
- Keratosis follicularis A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- Intrathecal chemotherapy Chemotherapy: Treatment with drugs that are injected into the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord…
- Ba The symbol for barium
- Hemoglobin, carbon monoxide See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Cyto (combining form) Rm denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek 'kytos' meaning 'hollow, as a cell or container.' From the same…