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Tube, tympanostomy
A small plastic tube inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time. These ventilating tubes usually remain in place for 6 months to several years. Eventually, they move out of the eardrum (extrude)…
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Show more- Gas, intestinal The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite significant…
- Kindercam See: Kiddie cam
- Degenerative joint disease Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- Normal range By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…
- Koplik's spots Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles (rubeola). The…
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Sensation In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in…
- Omphalo- A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside…
- Lung, collapsed Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Broca's area An area of the cerebral motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the brain that is responsible for speech…
- Microphthalmia syndrome, Lenz Tattooing.