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Ear cleaning (by a doctor)
When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it out, vacuum it, or remove it with special instruments. Alternatively, your physician may prescribe ear drops what are designed to…
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- Score, Gleason A grading system for prostate carcinoma. See Gleason score
- Safer sex See: Safe sex
- Adult-onset Still disease Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all…
- Nurse, licensed practical A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs…
- Fracture, torsion A fracture, also called a spiral fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER> A fracture is any…
- Rash, chickenpox Rash, chickenpox: Chickenpox is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The rash of…
- MYH A base excision repair gene responsible for an hereditary colon cancer syndrome. MYH is located on the short…
- Cystic acne Acne: This is a type of localized infection (abscess) formed when oil ducts become clogged and infected…
- Circulation, fetal The blood circulation in the fetus (the unborn baby). Before birth, the blood from the heart that is destined…
- Hepatic hemangioma Hepatic hemangioma: A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. It is 4-6 times more…
- Stewart, Alice (1906-2002) English physician and epidemiologist who discovered the connection between fetal X-rays and…