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Skin graft
Skin that is used to cover an area where the patient's skin has been lost due to a burn, injury, or surgery. The most effective skin grafts involve moving the patient's own skin from one part of the body to another. The second most…
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Show more- Adult respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Extrapyramidal side effects Physical symptoms, including tremor, slurred speech, akathisia, dystonia, anxiety, distress, paranoia, and…
- Antrum A general term for cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference certain organs or sites in…
- Vater, papilla of See: Ampulla of Vater
- Mitochondrial genome All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Vitreous A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, 'humor' in…
- Common cold Common cold: A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many…
- Nasal septum deviation Failure of the nasal septum to be in the midline where it is supposed to be. (The nasal septum is the wall…
- Papules Small solid rounded bumps rising from the skin that are each usually less than 1 centimeter in diameter (less…
- Granulomatous colitis Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Pes planum Flat feet
- Sentinel node biopsy See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy