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Laser surgery, YAG
The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma…
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Show more- Quintan fever Fever: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench…
- Polycentric Having two or more centers. Polycentric disease is usually referred to as multicentric disease. See also…
- Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Vomit Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Cervical Having to do with any kind of neck including the neck on which the head is perched and the neck of the…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 ALS3. An adult-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner…
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Ligaments, knee Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Glaucoma treatment (medical) Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of…
- Excessive daytime sleepiness A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive…
- Cannula Simply a slender tube that can be inserted into a body cavity or duct. During the insertion of the cannula…
- Atrium One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. The…