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>Hearing integrity (and neurologic normalcy) in infants and young children. >Neurologic integrity (and hearing) in patients who are comatose, unresponsive, or impaired due to a stroke, an acoustic neuroma (tumor on the hearing nerve)…
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Show more- Albinism, oculocutaneous An hereditary disorder characterized by deficiency of the pigment melanin in the eyes, skin and hair. The…
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Ig Abbreviation for immunoglobulin, a protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins are an…
- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Primary tumor A tumor that is at the original site where it first arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that…
- Xanthelasma Tiny (1-2 mm) yellowish plaques that are slightly raised on the skin surface of the upper or lower eyelids…
- Cannonball pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- HCFA The Health Care Finance Administration, the part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
- Sex region Y A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region which goes by the symbol…
- Contrast Short for 'contrast media.' Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between…
- Syndrome, Aase-Smith I See: Aase-Smith syndrome I
- Rossi counter An instrument used to measure the energy deposited by radiation in microscopic sites such as cells. Named for…