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Osteosynthesis
A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins, rods, wires or screws. Osteosynthesis refers particularly to internal fixation of a fracture by such…
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- Magendie, foramen of An opening from the fourth ventricle, which is one in a system of four communicating cavities called…
- Snellen's test type The letters on the familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. The eye chart…
- Retrograde amnesia Amnesia in which the lack of memory relates to events that occurred before a traumatic event. Retrograde…
- Injury, mental child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Neonatal sepsis A serious blood bacterial infection in an infant less than 4 weeks of age. Babies with sepsis may be…
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- C7 (cervical vertebra) C7 is the symbol for the 7th cervical (neck) vertebral bone (C7) which is sometimes called the prominent…
- Nails, white spots on the Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Pyarthrosis Infectious arthritis. Pyarthrosis is typically caused by a bacterial infection in the joint. Diagnosis is…
- Deficiency, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase Underactivity of a liver enzyme that is essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results…
- Vaccinia, progressive See Progressive vaccinia