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Corneal dystrophy, microcystic
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts), geographic map-like lines, and grayish fingerprint lines on examination with a slit-lamp, a device that focuses a high intensity light…
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- Hemoglobinuria The presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, an abnormal finding, that may make the urine look dark…
- Abuse, elder See: Elder abuse
- Dissection, axillary Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to…
- LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, a procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus…
- BRCA2 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast and ovary but which, when mutated…
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- Pharmacogenomics The study of how variations in the human genome affect the response to medications. The older term…
- Buprenorphine A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms…
- Hippocrates Rally credited with turning away from divine notions of medicine and using observation of the body as a basis…