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Otic barotrauma
Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems include ear pain, ringing, diminished hearing and, sometimes, dizziness. Also known as aerotitis: aerotitis media, barotitis…
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Show more- Swallowing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Melanoma, superficial spreading One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, the most common type in whites, typically presents as a…
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- Intrastromal corneal ring A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Bedsore See: Bed sore
- Presentation, vertex In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The vertex here refers…
- Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia ASAT. See: Pagon syndrome
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…
- Breslow thickness A method for determining the prognosis with melanoma. The thickness of a melanoma is related to the 5-year…
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Toc- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Ischial bursitis Bursitis: Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the…