Epidemiology A state of contact or close proximity to a chemical, pathogen, radioisotope or other other substance by ingesting, breathing, or direct contact—e.g., on skin or eyes; exposure may be short term—acute—or long term—chronicImaging An image, such as an anteroposterior exposure of...
These characteristics include a small, flattened skull, a short, flat-bridged nose, wide-set eyes, epicanthus, a protruding tongue that is furrowed and lacks a central fissure, short, broad hands and feet with a wide gap between the first and second toes, and a little finger that curves ...
An infant who suffers from an insufficiency of thyroxine, a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, may develop the symptoms of cretinism, including an enlarged head, short limbs, puffy eyes, a thick and protruding tongue, dry skin, and lack of coordination. This can be treated by giving ...
Patel also urges students to limit their exposure to harmful blue light from the screen: “Make sure you keep 20 minutes or more for every 20 minutes away from the screen. Another wonderful way to reduce this heat is “keep the screen away from protruding windows or light along with curtain...
At our surgeries in France we are also able to perform plastic Surgery for ears. If you consider that your ears are too Large, to small, protruding, or suffer from "boxers ears" then we can help you. Face Lifts Rhinoplasty (nose) ...
Temple rhytidectomy is to eliminate or reduce crow's feet. Crow's feet are dynamic wrinkles of the orbicularis oculi muscle (muscle for closing eyes) due to long-term contraction, which locate in the outside lateral canthus, around the outside corner radially. Face and Neck Endoscope In re...
While traditional aesthetics treatments will always be popular because of how they make people feel, it is difficult for those types of treatments to compete with procedures using technology to literally make a sun spot or spider vein disappear right before the client’s eyes. And, thanks in lar...
Epikeratoplasty (or epikeratophakia) is considered medically necessary for the following indications: treatment of childhood aphakia since contact lenses are difficult for children to use and intraocular lens implants may result in long-term complications in children; ...
Microsoft's HoloLens was built by engineers who created the Kinect motion-sensing system for Xbox games. It projects a realistic image on a screen in front of your eyes, but the screen is transparent, so you can still see what's in front of you. The holograms respond to gestures and sp...
Obsolete term for a condition or a group of conditions in which the height of the person while standing is below the third percentile. Usually termed short stature. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 dwarfism (dwôr′fĭz′əm) n. 1. The medical condition of being a dwarf...