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Carpal tunnel release
A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal tunnel syndrome). The median nerve is pinched in the wrist as it passes through the carpal tunnel. The buildup of scar tissue inside…
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- Vanishing twin A twin detected in early pregnancy that is miscarried, frequently by resorption, without clinical signs or…
- Coxsackie virus Coxsackie virus: See: Coxsackievirus.
- Somnoplasty Somnoplasty: A surgical treatment to stop snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to remove tissues of the soft…
- Hereditary kidney cancer Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Pavlov conditioning The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a…
- Torsion fracture A fracture, also called a spiral fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. align=center>
- SAMHSA The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Public Health Service, that…
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The professional organization of American orthopaedists. Literally, the practice of child straightening…
- Rheumatologist, pediatric A physician who specializes in providing comprehensive care to children (as well as their families) with…
- Advance directives These directives pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the…
- Bulbar Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip…