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Glaucoma
Glaucoma: A common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. If untreated, it may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing the loss of vision or even…
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- Senile chorea A relatively mild and uncommon disorder that occurs in elderly adults and is characterized by choreic…
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone A hormone made by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary…
- Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan An anticancer drug that is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced…
- Ablation Removal or excision. Ablation is usually carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid…
- Pap test, ThinPrep A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Obstructive sleep apnea Sleep apnea (OSA): Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing…
- Appendiceal perforation Rupture of appendix
- Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows geographic map-like lines…
- Section, longitudinal A cut along the long axis of a structure
- Speech therapist An older term for a speech- language pathologist
- Cyanotic Showing cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the…