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Retina, detached
A retina that separates from its connection at the back of the eye. The process of retinal detachment is usually due to a tear (a rip) in the retina, often when the vitreous gel pulls loose or separates from its attachment to the retina…
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- Physician A physician is a person trained in the art of healing. In reality, contemporary physicians express their…
- Corpse A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure…
- Mollaret meningitis Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Iridectomy The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris
- Caution codes, drug Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Nerve A bundle of fibers that uses chemical and electrical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from…
- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…
- Brain stem glioma A malignant tumor that arises in the brain stem, the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. The…
- Syndrome, Lennox See: Lennox syndrome
- Blindness, night Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…