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Show more- Cesarian section, lower segment (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Guthrie test A simple screening blood test for phenylketonuria (PKU). The Guthrie test was the original impetus to newborn…
- Pulmonary barotrauma Damage to the lung from rapid or excessive pressure changes, as may occur when a patient is on a ventilator…
- ITC In-the-canal (that is, the ear canal). See In-the-canal hearing aid
- Chemo-brain See: Chemobrain
- Candidiasis, invasive See: Invasive candidiasis
- Red jungle fowl Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- River blindness Onchocerciasis, a disease caused by a parasitic worm (Onchocerca volvulus) which is transmitted to persons by…
- Wart Wart: A local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The virus of warts (a…
- Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis: A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of cartilage in the…
- Thoracic vertebrae The 12 thoracic vertebrae are situated between the cervical (neck) vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. The…