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Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
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- Dilating The widening and opening of the cervix caused by uterine contractions
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- Children's immunizations Immunizations: In the United States, it is recommended that all children receive vaccination against: >…
- Psoriasis vulgaris The medical name for the most common form of psoriasis ('vulgaris' means common). About 80% of people with…
- Recipient In medicine, a recipient is someone who receives something like a blood transfusion or an organ transplant…
- Liposuction Liposuction: The most common cosmetic operation in the U. S. with over 400,000 such surgical operations done…
- Dural Pertaining to the dura
- Medicins Sans Frontieres A group which sends physicians and other health workers to some of the most destitute and dangerous parts of…
- Amputation Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. For example, removal of part of a finger or an entire…
- Laryngeal framework surgery A surgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box)…
- Facial nerve The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…