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Corneal ring, intrastromal
A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The aim of the corneal ring implant is to flatten the cornea and in so doing to correct or reduce the degree of myopia…
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- Aldrec Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Fertilization, in vitro IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve…
- Fever Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees…
- Stroke, heat Stroke, heat: Heat stroke can be LIFE-THREATENING! Victims of heat stroke almost always die, so immediate…
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Ultrasound, transvaginal A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina…
- GD Gaucher's disease
- Dystonia Dystonia: Involuntary movements and prolonged muscle contraction, resulting in twisting body motions, tremor…
- Subscapularis muscle >The subscapularis muscle; >The supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving…