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The calcium or silica deposits formed from water obtained from mineral springs.  

Condition in which the left eye is dominant.  

Displacement of the heart to left of the medial line; the opposite of dextrocardia. The shifting of the heart to the left side of the chest.  

In anatomy, left; or present on the left side of the body.  

A medical device used once for the care of a single patient and then immediately discarded.  

One of something described, especially a single infant rather than a twin. In the context of pregnancy, a singleton refers to a fetus that develops individually in the uterus. Unlike multiple pregnancies, such as twins or triplets, where multiple fetuses coexist within the womb, a singleton pregnancy involves the growth and development of a single…

To a method, study, or clinical trial in which only the researcher knows what treatment or medication the subject receives. A single blinded study attempts to eliminate subjective bias such as the placebo effect from the results.  

A test pattern to assess visual contrast sensitivity.  

Anterior knee pain caused by persistent traction on an immature inferior patellar pole. There is point tenderness at the bone-tendon junction, and Osgood-Schlatter disease may be present. The adult equivalent of this disease is patellar tendinitis. This condition occurs commonly in boys 10 to 12 years of age who are actively involved in running and…

A genus of plants commonly known as mustard plants.