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Esophagoscopy
Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument
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- Frame, reading See: Reading frame
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- Globus A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The word 'globus' is used in a…
- Chromosome A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized…
- Brachial palsy See: Brachial plexus palsy
- Formulary 1. A collection of formulas, recipes, or prescriptions. 2. In medicine, a listing of prescription drugs…
- Blindness, night Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Myxedema, infantile Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Xerosis Abnormal dryness of the skin (xeroderma), of the conjunctiva of the eye (xerophthalmia), or of the mucous…