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Glaucoma treatment (medical)
Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of eyedrops or pills. Some drugs are designed to reduce pressure by slowing the flow of fluid into the eye, while others help to improve…
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Show more- Scrofula An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as the King's evil
- Dermoid cyst of the ovary Cyst of the ovary : A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of…
- Colon cancer Colon cancer: A malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Most, if not all, of these cancers…
- Nephrology The art and science of the care of the kidney.
- Prinzmetal angina See: Angina, Prinzmetal
- Liver biopsy Liver biopsy: A procedure in which a small sample of the liver is removed for the diagnosis of abnormal liver…
- Artery A vessel that carries blood high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body…
- Strain, lumbar See: Lumbar strain.
- Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an…
- Anorexic 1. Pertaining to anorexia, lack of appetite.2. A drug or other agent that causes anorexia and so diminishes…
- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery. See: Lung reduction surgery
- Vertebra, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis