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Laser thermal keratoplasty
Treatment of refractive errors of the eye by heating the cornea to shrink the collagen fibers, reshape the eye, and change the angle of the cornea in relation to the focal point.
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Laryngotracheotomy
Surgical removal of the larynx and upper tracheal rings, often due to advanced malignancy. A surgical procedure where an artificial airway is created by making an incision through the cartilage rings of the upper trachea and inserting a metal tube, allowing the patient to breathe through this tube rather than the mouth.
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Lactic dehydrogenase test
A laboratory blood test to determine the quantity of enzymes related to muscle destruction.
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Lactation amenorrhea
Suppression of menses while nursing.
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Kyphotic pelvis
Abnormal backward curvature of the lumbar spine resulting in a narrowed pelvic diameter. A deformed pelvis characterized by an increase of the conjugate diameter at the brim with reduction of the transverse diameter at the outlet.
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Kussmaul respirations
Air hunger; rapid and deep respirations without pause.
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Korsakoff syndrome
Brain damage due to nutritional deficits associated with chronic alcoholism; characterized by severe impairment of short-term memory; patient often resorts to confabulation to compensate for gaps in memory function. An organic disorder affecting the brain that results in a memory defect in which new information fails to be learned although events from the past are…
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Keratomileusis
Surgical correction of a refractive error by reshaping the deep layer of the cornea.
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Juxtaglomerular
Smooth-muscle cells found near the afferent and efferent arterioles adjacent to the glomerulus.
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Isotonic fluid
Liquid that has the same concentration as normal body fluid.
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