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Repair, hernia
Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general anesthesia using a conventional incision or a laparoscope. The alternative term 'herniorrhaphy' comes from hernio-, referring to a…
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Show more- Pustule A pustule is a small collection of pus in the top layer of skin (epidermis) or beneath it in the dermis…
- Paracentric chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement. A segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Node, sinus The sinus node is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Faciogenital dysplasia See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Hematology The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and bone marrow as well as of the…
- Cyclooxygenase-1 See: Cox-1
- Sulcus A groove, crevice, or furrow. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the…
- Parasitemia The presence of a parasite in the blood. For example, malarial parasitemia. Parasitemia is analogous to…
- Teratogenic Able to disturb the growth and development of an embryo or fetus. See also: Teratogen and Teratogenic drugs
- Calabresi, Paul Italian-born American oncologist who was a leader in developing and testing drugs to treat Hodgkin's…
- Orthosis, thoracolumbosacral (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Hormone, triiodothyronine A hormone made by the thyroid gland. It has three iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure…