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Ear, foreign object in
There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner ear is far and away the most highly complex. The essential component of the inner ear for hearing is the membranous labyrinth…
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Show more- Aux- Prefix indicating growth or increase
- Sprained ankle Sprained ankle: See: Ankle sprain.
- Causalgia Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a…
- Reproduction The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding
- Therapy, maintenance See: Maintenance therapy
- Seizure, astatic See: Atonic seizure
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Advanced paternal age A man who is age 40 years or older at the time of conception. (There is no universally accepted definition of…
- Pleuritis Inflammation of the pleura. When the pleura becomes inflamed, it can produce more than the normal amount of…
- EVAR Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in…
- Dementia, vascular See Vascular dementia
- Tubercle A small tuber, a small lump or bump.