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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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Show more- Y map The array of genes on the Y chromosome. Once thought to be a genetic wasteland, the Y now is known to contain…
- Tube, swallowing See: Swallowing tube
- Enteral Pertaining to the small intestine. As in enteral nutrition. Also called enteric
- Aase-Smith syndrome II A genetic disorder that may be detected during early infancy and is characterized by the presence of three…
- Sphenoid 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped)
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Cannonball pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Malignancy A tumor that is malignant, that is cancerous, that can invade and destroy nearby tissue, and that may spread…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Monkeypox Monkeypox: A rare zoonotic (animal-borne) viral disease similar to smallpox. The virus responsible for…
- Human herpesvirus 3 See herpes zoster.
- Spondylolysis The breaking down (dissolution) of a portion of a bony building block of the spine (a vertebra). The portion…