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Floater
A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of debris from the vitreous of the eye casting a shadow on the retina. The spot is the image formed by a deposit of protein drifting…
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Show more- Palliate To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
- AChE (acetylcholinesterase) Abbreviation for acetylcholinesterase. See: Acetylcholinesterase
- Test, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Organisation Mondiale de la Sante The French name for the World Health Organization (WHO). See: World Health Organization
- Allogeneic Taken from different individuals of the same species. Two or more individuals are said to be allogeneic to…
- Poikiloderma atrophicans with cataract Better known as the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, this is an hereditary disease characterized by progressive…
- Voiding cystourethrography A procedure done to examine the bladder and urethra while the bladder fills and empties. A radiopaque liquid…
- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign
- Glycoprotein A molecule that consists of a carbohydrate plus a protein. Glycoproteins play essential roles in the body…
- Organic brain syndrome Psychiatric or neurological symptoms, including problems with attention, concentration, and memory…
- Urgency, urinary An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
- Ligament, medial collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…