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Degeneration, macular
Degeneration, macular: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina, impairing central vision. Macular degeneration rarely causes blindness because only the center of vision is affected. However…
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- Sleep, NREM Sleep, NREM: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Trachea A tube-like portion of the breathing or 'respiratory' tract that connects the 'voice box' (larynx) with the…
- Prostatectomy The surgical removal of the prostate gland. NTER>
- Macules Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules…
- Solitary tapeworm Taenia solium
- Postoperative After surgery. As opposed to preoperative, before surgery
- Stickler's syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- HHS Acronym for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also known as DHHS. The U.S. Department of…
- Amenorrhea Absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary…
- Syndrome, Rett See: Rett syndrome