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Referring to staying a long time in hospital.  

The condition of being longsighted.  

Able to see clearly things which are far away but not things which are close.  

The usual position of a fetus, lying along the axis of the mother’s body. A type of fetal presentation in which the axis of the fetus is generally up-and-down, like that of the mother.  

A groove separating the two cerebral hemispheres.  

Positioned lengthwise. In the direction of the long axis of the body.  

Referring to a drug or treatment which has an effect that lasts a long time. To a drug or other agent that has prolonged effect because of slow release of its active principle or continued absorption over an extended period.  

A trade name for a preparation containing diphenoxalate.  

A tropical disease of the eye caused when the threadworm Loa loa enters the eye or the skin around the eye. An infection caused by the larvae of a parasitic worm called Loa loa, which is transmitted to humans by the Chrysops fly. Flies become continually reinfected and spread the infection by biting infected humans,…