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Medicine
The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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retrobulbar fat
Medical; Medicine
The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball.
Citrobacter sedlakii
Medical; Medicine
A species formerly called C. genomospecies 8; found in human stools, blood, and wounds.
spiral bandage
Medical; Medicine
An oblique bandage encircling a limb, the successive turns overlapping those preceding.
barium oxide
Medical; Medicine
It is caustic, forming the strong base, Ba(OH)2, in water; used as a dehydrating agent.
balanitis xerotica obliterans
Medical; Medicine
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the glans penis, which may result in meatal stenosis.