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Plastic surgeon
A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases, such as melanoma. Many plastic surgeons also perform cosmetic surgery that is unrelated to…
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Show more- DXA Dual X-ray absorptometry. A technique for scanning bone and measuring bone mineral density (BMD). A DXA…
- Submaxillary gland See Submandibular gland.
- Polyneuritis, acute idiopathic Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Fiber, elastic See: Elastic fiber
- Mortality rate, infant The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…
- Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube into the jejunum (part of the small intestine) without…
- Intertrigo A superficial skin disorder involving any area of the body where opposing skin surfaces may touch and rub…
- Diplopia The condition in which a single object appears as two objects. Also called 'double vision.' From the Greek…
- Vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Alteplase Alteplase: Generic name of a tissue plasminogen activator produced by recombinant DNA technology. The brand…
- Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease: A progressive neurologic disease of the brain that leads to the irreversible loss of…
- Mapping Charting the location of genes on chromosomes.