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Milwaukee brace
One of the two main types of braces used to treat the lateral curve of the spine in scoliosis. This brace can be worn to correct any curve in the spine. The brace can be custom made or can be made from a pre-fabricated mold. All braces…
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Show more- Achillodynia Pain due to inflammation of the Achilles tendon or the bursa associated with it. The Achilles tendon is one…
- Amaurotic familial idiocy An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…
- Test, auditory brainstem response A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Canine genome See: Dog genome
- Delivery, breech Delivery in which the buttocks present before the head
- Papilledema Swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a sign of increased intracranial pressure. The optic nerve head…
- Nasal-spray flu vaccine See: Nasal flu vaccine
- Mild cognitive impairment Abbreviated MCI. A brain disorder in which thinking abilities are mildly impaired. Individuals with mild…
- Tenesmus Straining, especially long-continued, ineffectual and painful straining, at stool or in urination. Straining…
- Predispose To make more likely or render susceptible. Smoking predisposes to a number of diseases, including esophageal…
- Encephalitis, flavivirus See: Flavivirus encephalitis
- Diprosopus Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of…