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Saccade
Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be divided into two distinct groups: the major saccades that are easily observed with the naked eye and the minor saccades that are…
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Show more- Renal Fanconi syndrome Failure of the tubules in the kidney to reabsorb small molecules, causing increased urinary loss of…
- Atherosclerotic Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries…
- Freckles Freckles: See: Freckle.
- Excimer laser A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are…
- Empirical midwife A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a…
- Prosthesis, nasal See: Nasal prosthesis
- Admission Entry. As a patient admission (into a hospital). The opposite of admission in this context is discharge
- Diabetes, insulin-resistant An autoimmune form of diabetes, in which the body develops an immune response to its own insulin hormone…
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- Nanny-cam See: Nanny cam
- Osteochondromatosis, synovial Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Fire, St. Anthony's The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…