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Lithotripsy, percutaneous nephro- (PNL)
A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by puncturing the kidney through the skin and enlarging the access port to 1 cm (about 3/8 inch) in diameter. There is no surgical…
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- Ampulla In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct. The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts…
- Captioning The text display of spoken words, presented on a movie screen or a television (or another type of monitor)…
- PARK8 Familial Parkinson disease type 8
- Familial lung cancer Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family…
- Black American See: African American
- Cutaneous Relating to the skin. As, for example, in cutaneous allodynia, a cutaneous papilloma, and cutaneous…
- Selective tubal occlusion procedure (The acronym for selective tubal occlusion procedure is STOP.) A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control…
- Morton metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Cauda equina syndrome Impairment of the nerves in the cauda equina, the bundle of spinal nerve roots that arise from the lower end…
- Nutrition Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as…
- Crutch A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches…