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Facelift
Although infrequent, the risks and complications of facelift surgery include: bleeding, hematoma, bruising; infection; neurological dysfunction (loss of muscle function or sensation), which is usually temporary; widened or thickened scar…
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Show more- Sense In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external…
- G (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that stands for 'glaucoma' and indicates the medication can cause problems for a…
- Red yeast rice Rice that has been fermented by the red yeast, Monascus purpureus. Red yeast rice has long been used in…
- Nucleus, arcuate See: Arcuate nucleus
- Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a…
- Iniencephaly A rare neural tube defect that combines extreme retroflexion (backward bending) of the head with severe…
- Chapped lips >Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it…
- Congenital hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism: See: Cretinism.
- Karyokinesis During cell division, the process of partition of a cell's nucleus into the daughter cells. See also…
- Disc, slipped Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Hernia, diaphragmatic Hernia: Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from…