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A muscular fleshy part at the back of the lower leg, formed by the gastrocnemius muscles. Thick part at the back of the leg below the knee that contains the gastrocnemius muscle, which flexes when one stands on the toes. The thick muscular back part of the leg below the knee, formed by the gastrocnemius…

A surgical operation to drain the maxillary sinus by making an incision above the canine tooth [Described 1893. After George Walter Caldwell (1834-1918), US physician; Henri Luc (1855-1925), French laryngologist.]  

A condition in which calculi exist in an organ. The presence of multiple calculi (stones) in the kidneys.  

The addition of calcium to the diet, or as injections, to improve the level of calcium in the bloodstream.  

A lack of calcium in the bloodstream.  

A drug which makes the arteries wider and slows the heart rate. It is used in the treatment of angina.  

The formation of calcium on bones or at joints in old age. Infiltration of inorganic calcium into tissues.  

The Achilles tendon, the tendon at the back of the ankle which connects the calf muscles to the heel and which acts to pull up the heel when the calf muscle is contracted.  

A condition in which the blood contains an unusually large amount of calcium.  

A lotion, based on zinc oxide, which helps relieve skin irritation, caused e.g. by sunburn or chickenpox. A preparation of zinc oxide or zinc carbonate used as a mild astringent on the skin in the form of a lotion, cream, or ointment. A mild astringent used, as calamine lotion, to soothe and protect the skin…