Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

guaifenesin 19 Gualtheria procumbens Guillain-Barré syndrome 255 gum disease 39, 44 gum tissue 25, 39 gustation 4–5 guttate psor ...

IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) 303 ibuprofen 375 ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) 385 ichthyosis 166 immune disord ...

keratitis 94, 99, 103 keratoacanthoma 170 keratoconus 83, 99 keratocyte 141, 143, 145, 170, 175 keratosis pilaris 170–171 kneeca ...

skin cancer 196 sunburn 200 melanocyte 175–176 aging, integumentary changes that occur with 135 chloasma 145 integumentary syste ...

myotonic muscular dystrophy 337–338, 338t myringitis 35 myringotomy 33, 35, 35,40, 41, 59 N nails 177–178, 177 t,179, 180 narcol ...

sneeze 54 nostrils 36 NSAIDs. Seenonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs nummular dermatitis 151 nutritional deficiency 309 nutrit ...

overview 361–362 traditions in medical history 361–362 pain perception 378 palatal myoclonus 266 palate 16 pallidotomy 274 Papav ...

Propecia (finasteride) 137 Propionibacterium acne proprioception 294, 340, 350–351 prostaglandins 363, 366, 367, 373, 382 prosth ...

Sacrcoptes scabei St. John’s wort (hypercium) 183 salicylic acid 361 saliva 49, 50 salivary calculus 50 salivary glands 4, 49, 5 ...

somatic nervous system 216, 277 sore throat 45, 57 spasm 286, 319, 320, 356, 365 spastic cerebral palsy 238–239 spastic diplegia ...

tattoos 203 TBI. Seetraumatic brain injury TCA (trichloroacetic acid) 144 T-cell activation 188 T-cell lymphocyte 339 tear ducts ...

uric acid 323–324 urination 216 urticaria 183, 205–206 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Alzheimer’s disease 222 botulinum t ...

THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES: VOLUME 2 The Eyes i ...

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THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES: VOLUME 2 An Amaranth Book The Eyes iii ...

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CONTENTS VOLUME 2 Foreword by Maureen Pelletier, M.D., C.C.N., F.A.C.O.G. vii How to Use The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Healt ...

vi The Eyes ...

FOREWORD A big part of my role as a physician is educating my patients about their health. I take as much time as each person ne ...

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