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Excimer laser
A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are used, for example, in: > >Ophthalmology -- to vaporize part of the surface layer of the cornea and thus reshape the cornea to…
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- TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
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- CBT Cognitive behavior therapy. See: Cognitive therapy
- Pseudoobstruction, neuropathic Intestinal pseudoobstruction caused by damage to nerve cells in the walls of the bowel
- Learning disability Learning disability: A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skills such as reading or…
- Flying, fear of An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or…
- Disease, Bright's Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine…
- Resident In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and internship and is now receiving training in a…
- APOBEC3G A human protein that interferes with the replication of HIV by incorporating itself into virus particles and…
- Facelift surgery risks Facelift surgery risks: Although infrequent, the risks and complications of facelift surgery include…
- Manic-depression Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the…