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Walleye
1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns outward away from the nose. 3. Large staring eyes, like those of certain fish such as the pike. All of these meanings relate to…
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Show more- Iodine An essential element in the diet used by the thyroid gland to make thyroid hormones. The two most important…
- Circumflex Curved like a bow. In anatomy, circumflex describes a structure that bends around like a bow. For example…
- Pharmacogenetics The merger of pharmacology and genetics into a field that pertains to the hereditary responses to drugs. For…
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- Breast trauma Breast trauma: Physical damage to a breast. If a breast is injured by trauma, tiny blood vessels may rupture…
- Sputum The mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea that one may cough up and spit out…
- Hydrocephalus, communicating Hydrocephalus in which there is no obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Specifically…
- IgM Immunoglobulin M, a major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…
- Hereditary angioneurotic edema Edema: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it…
- Oculodentodigital dysplasia A genetic disorder that affects many body structures and systems, including the eyes, face, teeth, fingers…
- Bile sludge A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile that occurs when particles of material precipitate from…
- Cide A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…