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Surgical procedure to correct farsightedness using heat to shrink tissues around the edge of the cornea to resolve the refractive error. A medical procedure that uses radiofrequency energy to heat and reshape the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye, and thereby correct hyperopia (farsightedness). Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is considered innovative because it is…

The electrical system of the heart consisting of specialized muscle cells in the right atrium that initiate electrical impulses that spread throughout the heart, causing it to contract.  

An externally applied urinary collection device applied directly to the penis for the management of urinary incontinence. A specially designed condom that includes a collection tube attached to the distal end. The tubing carries urine to a collecting bag. Its use prevents men with urinary incontinence from soiling clothes or bed linens. A tube connected…

A bone break, especially in a short bone, that disrupts osseous tissue and collapses the affected bone. A break in a vertebra, or bone of the spine, caused by a collapse of the bone tissue in one or more vertebrae. The symptoms of a compression fracture depend on the area of the back affected. If…

Surgical reconstruction of the vagina and perineum.  

Cancerous tumor of the colon caused by colonic polyps or ulcerative colitis that becomes cancerous.  

An inherited condition where large numbers of pendulous growths develop in the mucosa of the colon, with near-certain development of colon cancer; treatment is prophylactic colectomy.  

Surgical creation of a new opening between two segments of the colon.  

Necklike structure between the head and shoulder.  

Immersion in water with dissolved soothing agents to treat skin disorders such as puritis.