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Applanometer
A device for measuring intraocular pressure.
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Applanation
Abnormal flattening, especially of the corneal surface.
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Apperceptive personality test
A test used to assess attitudes, moods, and perceptions. The person tested examines a series of images and is asked to construct a story about each of them.
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Appendix vermiformis
A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the cecum and lined with a continuation of the mucous membrane of the cecum.
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Appendix testis
A small bladder-like structure at the upper end of the testis, a vestigial remnant of the cephalic portion of the mullerian duct.
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Appendix epiploica
One of numerous pouches of the peritoneum, filled with fat and attached to the colon.
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Appendix epididymidis
A cystic structure attached to the epididymis, a vestigial remnant of the mesonephric duct.
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Appendicopathy oxyurica
A lesion of the appendical mucosa supposedly due to oxyurids (intestinal parasitic worms).
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Appendicopathy
Any disease of the vermiform appendix.
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Appendicolysis
Surgery to free the appendix from adhesions.