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Strabismus surgery
Surgery for strabismus, a condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear to be looking in different directions. The concern is that the brain may come to rely more on one eye than the other and that the…
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Show more- Ethmoid bone An irregularly shaped, spongy bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the…
- Osteogenesis The production of bone
- Diastole The time period when the heart is in a state of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The final letter in…
- BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Finger prick A procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet to obtain a small quantity of capillary blood for…
- Rheumatologist A specialist in the non-surgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, especially arthritis. Rheumatologists have…
- EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Sequela A pathological condition resulting from a prior disease, injury, or attack. As for example, a sequela of…
- Hemorrhage, subarachnoid Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Kidney stones, cystine Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino…
- Antiestrogen A substance that can prevent the full expression of estrogen. Antiestrogens act by exerting antagonistic…