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A laser whose energy is applied in pulses, primarily to manage skin lesions. Wavelengths are 510 nm for green, and 577 nm to 600 nm for yellow.  

Laryngitis leading to diminished secretion and atrophy of the mucous membrane. Symptoms are a tickling sensation in the throat, hoarseness, cough, and dyspnea when the crusts are thick and accumulate on the vocal cords, narrowing the breathing aperture. Inhalants and medicated sprays should be used to loosen the crusts, along with strict attention to associated…

Acute congestive laryngitis; inflammation of laryngeal mucosa and the vocal cords. It is characterized by hoarseness and aphonia and occasionally pain on phonation and deglutition. It may be caused by improper use or overuse of the voice, exposure to cold and wet, extension from infections in nose and throat, inhalation of irritating vapors and dust,…

A skin lesion characterized by a tortuous elevated red line that progresses at one end while fading out at the other. It is caused by the subcutaneous migration of the larvae of certain nematodes, especially Ancylostoma braziliense and A. caninum, that occur as parasitic infections in humans  

Wool fat containing not more than 0.25% water; used as an ointment base that has the ability to absorb water.  

The alar plate of the embryonic nervous system, which later develops into sensory portions of the brain and the dorsal horns of the gray matter of the spinal cord.  

A salt derived jointly from lactic and phosphoric acids.  

A device for determining the specific gravity, and therefore the richness of milk.  

Failure of labor to proceed through the normal stages. This may be due to uterine inertia, obstruction of the pelvis, or systemic disease.  

Regular uterine contractions that result in increasing cervical dilation and descent of the presenting part. This encompasses the active phase of stage 1, as well as stages 2 and 3 of labor.