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- Ultrasound during pregnancy Ultrasound imaging has been done during pregnancy for over three decades. It has proven to be a very useful…
- Blood in the eye Medically known as a subconjunctival hemorrhage. A very common cause of a painless bloody eye usually first…
- Surgery, cataract See: Cataract surgery
- Tissue, connective See: Connective tissue
- Reverse transcriptase The enzyme that permits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other retroviruses to use their viral RNA…
- Silicatosis See: Silicosis
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- Critical care Intensive care. The specialized care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening and who require…
- Nephrocalcinosis The deposition of calcium (in the form of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate) in the substance of the…