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Eye pressure test
A standard eye test that determines the fluid pressure inside the eye. The test is called tonometry. Increased pressure within the eye is a possible sign of glaucoma, a common and potentially very serious eye problem if it is not detected…
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- Darwin, Charles English naturalist (1809-82), considered the father of evolution. Darwin voyaged aboard the Beagle to see the…
- Fundus, retinal The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Endoscope A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Biopsy, skin See: Skin biopsy
- Vein, hepatic One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Corneal ring, intrastromal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- PJS Polycystic kidney disease.
- Shin bone fever Fever: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs, this disease…
- Alpha-linolenic acid An essential fatty acid found in flaxseed oil, canola oil and walnuts. Abbreviated ALA
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor
- Antibody, antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…