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Achromatopsia
An hereditary disorder of sight due to a lack of cone vision - that type of vision provided by the cone photoreceptors in the retina. In the normal eye, there are some 6 million cone photoreceptors; they are located largely in the center…
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- Anaptic Suffering from an impaired sense of touch, (a state called anaphia) or tactile anesthesia. An anaptic person…
- Microsurgery Surgery through a microscope. Microsurgery is used to operate on very small structures, often requires…
- Ingelfinger rule The policy of considering a manuscript for publication only if its substance has not been submitted or…
- Ascariasis Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans…
- Inconclusive clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is neither clearly superior nor clearly inferior to standard…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- Gustatolacrimal reflex See: Crocodile tears syndrome
- Alvit Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Sinusitis Sinusitis: Sinusitis is inflammation of the lining membrane of any of the hollow areas (sinuses) of the bone…
- CML, juvenile See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Distention The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is…