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Open comedo
Open comedo A blackhead - a noninflammatory comedo with a dark top and firmly packed contents.
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Blackhead
A non-inflammatory acne lesion that is filled with excess oil and dead skin cells. Blackheads are also called “open comedomes” because the surface of the skin remains open.
Comedo
See blackhead.
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Surgery that involves opening the chest and heart while a heart-lung machine performs for the heart.
Open Heart Surgery
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Open study
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Occupational Therapists work with the disabled, the elderly, newborns, school-aged children, and with anyone who has a permanent or temporary impairment in their physical or mental functioning. The aim of occupational therapy is to help the client to perform daily tasks in their living and working environments, and to assist them to develop the skills to live independent, satisfying, and productive lives.
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Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers.
Oncologist
A doctor who specializes in treating cancer patients.
On-off effect
A change in the patient's condition, with sometimes rapid fluctuations between uncontrolled movements and normal movement, usually occurring after long-term use of levodopa and probably caused by changes in the ability to respond to this drug.
On-off phenomena
A change in the patient's condition, with sometimes rapid fluctuations between uncontrolled movements and normal movement, usually occurring after long-term use of levodopa and probably caused by changes in the ability to respond to this drug.
Orthostatic hypotension
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