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Ultrasonic-assisted liposuction
Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the 'tummy'), buttocks ('behind'), hips, thighs and knees, chin, upper arms, back, and calves. Liposuction…
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- Cranial nerve, first The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge…
- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Muscular dystrophy One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or…
- PPAR Abbreviation for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor. There are 3 known subtypes of PPARs --…
- Genitalia, male See: Male genitalia
- Orgasmic disorder See: Anorgasmia.
- Anemic Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the…
- Syndrome, Witkop A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid A form of joint disease in children whose systemic signs and symptoms include high intermittent fever, a…
- Deficiency, zinc According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances of zinc are 12 milligrams…