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Results 1 - 10 of 1,087 for tearing
  1. Tears (National Library of Medicine)  
    You may only think of tears as those salty drops that fall from your eyes when you cry. Actually, your tears clean your eyes every time you blink. Tears ...
  2. ... the ends of bones in a joint. Meniscus tears refer to tears in this shock-absorbing cartilage of the knee. ... cartilage Helps to stabilize your knee joint Can tear and limit your ability to flex and extend ...
  3. ... Schirmer test determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. ... numbing eye drops to prevent your eyes from tearing due to irritation from the paper strips. The ...
  4. A Mallory-Weiss tear occurs in the mucous membrane of the lower part of the esophagus or upper part of the stomach, near where they join. The tear may bleed.
  5. ... widen the opening of the vagina. A perineal tear or laceration often forms on its own during a vaginal birth. Rarely, this tear will also involve the muscle around the anus ...
  6. Wounds and Injuries (National Library of Medicine)  
    An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of ...
  7. Corneal Laceration Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... Patients / Eye Health A-Z What Is Corneal Laceration? Leer en Español: ¿Qué es una laceración de ... clear front window of the eye . A corneal laceration is a cut on the cornea. It is ...
  8. Rotator Cuff Injuries (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... are common. Most of them are wear-and-tear injuries from doing the same arm movements over ... with extra fluid, which causes pain Rotator cuff tears. Tears in a rotator cuff tendon can happen ...
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