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Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy: A surgical technique whereby a tube-like instrument is inserted into a joint to inspect, diagnose and repair tissues. Arthroscopy is most commonly performed in patients with diseases of the knees or shoulders. The…
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- Cerebrovascular accident In many cases, a person may have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a neurological event with the symptoms of…
- Neuralgia Pain along the course of a nerve
- Arteriosclerotic retinopathy Retinal disease caused by arteriosclerosis. In this condition, the arterioles (small arteries) in the retina…
- Pelvis, gynecoid The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Nil disease A form of kidney disease preferably called minimal change disease. See: Minimal change disease
- Tubercle A small tuber, a small lump or bump.
- Red jungle fowl genome The genome of Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens. See: Chicken genome
- Gouty arthritis An attack that is usually extremely painful of joint inflammation due to deposits of uric acid crystals in…
- Mortality rate, infant The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…
- Sterilization, male surgical Male surgical sterilization is done by vasectomy which involves sealing, tying or cutting a man's vas…
- Persantine thallium scan A type of myocardial perfusion scan done to disclose any areas of the heart muscle that may not be getting…