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Saccade
Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be divided into two distinct groups: the major saccades that are easily observed with the naked eye and the minor saccades that are…
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Show more- Hemangioma A birth irregularity where a localized tissue mass grows rich in small blood vessels. Capillary hemangiomas…
- Labia, vaginal The two pairs of labia (lips) at the entrance to the vagina. Together they form part of the vulva, the female…
- Meralgia paresthetica Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of…
- Iatr- Prefix relating to a physician or medicine. An iatrogenic illness is one inadvertently caused by a physician…
- Presbyacusia See: Presbycusis
- Calf The belly or fleshy hind part of the leg below the knee. The calf is made up mainly of the gastrocnemius…
- Varicosity 1. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. 2. Specifically, a varicose vein
- Tetanus Tetanus: An often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) which…
- Corporeal Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal…
- Poisoning, antifreeze Poisoning from antifreeze which today is usually ethylene glycol -- a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with…
- Residual Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicated
- Microduplication 22q11.2 syndrome A syndrome due to duplication of a tiny part of chromosome band 22q11.2. Features of the syndrome include the…