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Colorectal surgeon
A general surgeon who has had further training and is expert in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus
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- Dacry- Combining form used before a vowel to denote a relationship to tears. See: Dacryo-
- Cyclooxygenase-1 See: Cox-1
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- Steppage gait A manner of walking in which the advancing foot is lifted high so that the toes clear the ground. Steppage…
- Syndromic Part of a syndrome. Hearing loss, for instance, can be syndromic or nonsyndromic
- BCC Basal cell carcinoma
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- Episiotomy Episiotomy: A surgical procedure for widening the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the…