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Debilitate
To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may, temporarily, a major surgical procedure. In both cases the weakness is pervasive. Weakness in an arm or leg following the removal of a…
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- Hemidesmosome A specialised structure that attaches an epithelial cell to the basement membrane beneath it
- HHV-6 Human herpesvirus 6
- Hysterectomy, total Hysterectomy, total: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
- Hippocratic Oath One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by…
- Secretary's knee The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the commonest cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes…
- Laser, argon See: Argon laser
- Corns Corns: Small calloused areas of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns…
- Midwife, certified See: Certified midwife
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