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Colorblindness
The inability to perceive colors in a normal fashion. The most common forms of colorblindness are inherited as sex-linked (X-linked) recessive traits. Females are carriers and males are affected. As a result, approximately 1 in 8 males is…
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- Lancet device See: Lancing device
- Nurse 1) A person trained, licensed, or skilled in nursing. 2) To feed an infant at the breast
- Nonocular type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Gynecomastia Excessive development of the male breasts. Temporary enlargement of the breasts is not unusual or abnormal in…
- Anomaly A deviation from the usual, something different, peculiar, or abnormal. A congenital anomaly is something…
- Reticulocyte count The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total…
- Excimer laser A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are…
- Saccade Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be…
- Labium A lip. Labium is the singular of the Latin neuter noun meaning lip. The plural is labia. For more…
- Leukemoid reaction A benign condition in which the high number of white blood cells found in a blood test resembles the numbers…
- Antero- Prefix signifying before, earlier, front. From the Latin anterior meaning before