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Carpal tunnel release
A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal tunnel syndrome). The median nerve is pinched in the wrist as it passes through the carpal tunnel. The buildup of scar tissue inside…
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- Telomere The end of a chromosome, a specialized structure involved in the replication and stability of the chromosome…
- Transport defect Within the body, many molecules are able to pass across the membranes that surround cells. These molecules…
- TLSO Thoracolumbosacral orthosis. This is one of two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways)…
- Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes: See: Diabetes, gestational.
- Epizootic An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to…
- Cranial nerve II The second cranial is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses…
- Causes of cancer Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases. Benign tumors are not cancer; malignant tumors are…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Gerascophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of growing old. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about aging…
- Hypotensive Having abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension). See also: Hypertensive; Normotensive