Students are welcome to take as much time as they like to practice before demonstrating skill competency. Skills will be evaluated on a pass/needs remediation basis. If skills are not successfully completed, students will be remediated by the instructor(s). Students may practice and be reevaluated.
A relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the carotid body, glomus jugulare, and aortic bodies. Compare: paraganglioma. Synonym(s): glomus jugulare tumor. [ chemo- + G. dektÄs, receiver, fr. dechomai, to receive, + -oma, tumor].
Chemosis is a severe form of swelling that occasionally occurs following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling typically involves the conjunctiva and sclera. It has the appearance of blistering with associated pinkish discoloration. In most cases, it resolves in one to two weeks following surgery.