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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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eyelid surgery
Health care; Surgery
Also known as blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure to eliminate skin and fat from the eyelids. Fat can also be added in the eyelids in certain circumstances. To create an ...
fractures
Health care; Surgery
A fracture is a break in the continuity of a bone cause by different mechanisms of injury. It may also be cause by low bone density such as osteoporosis which makes the bones ...
rhinoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Rhinoplasty, or a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving ...
septoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Septoplasty is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum, the partition between the two nasal cavities. Ideally, the septum should run down the center of ...
angioplasty
Health care; Surgery
Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening narrowed or obstructed arteries, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a ...
uvulopalatoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Uvulopalatoplasty is a surgical procedure performed with the aim of reducing or eliminating snoring. It is an out-patient procedure, in which a laser is used to remove parts or ...
palatoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate. The basic goals of the procedure are to close the abnormal opening ...
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