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Surgery, YAG laser
The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma…
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- BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Allergic contact eczema Also called allergic contact dermatitis, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Yersiniosis An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia enterocolitica (and, less often, other forms of…
- Fourth ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Stroke Stroke: The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is…
- Yersinia pestis genome See: Plague bacterium genome
- Chasing the dragon A practice of heroin use involving heating heroin and then inhaling it. Some heroin users have gone to this…
- Hydatidiform mole A tumor that forms in the uterus as a mass of cysts resembling a bunch of grapes. Moles occur during the…
- Vessel, afferent A vessel that carries blood toward the heart. A vein or venule