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Show more- Varicosity 1. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. 2. Specifically, a varicose vein
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- IUD (intrauterine contraceptive device) A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop…
- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Child neglect Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…
- Spinous process A slender projection from the back of a vertebra to which muscles and ligaments are attached
- Meningitis, tuberculous See: Tuberculous meningitis
- Stress test, physiologic Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac…
- Laryngotomy Surgical opening of the larynx, the voice box
- Vascular hemophilia See: Von Willebrand disease
- Binswanger disease A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of…
- Peter Mansfield See: Mansfield, Peter