Headquarters:
1804 Woodfield Drive
Savoy, IL 61874
(217) 359-7508

Other Illinois facilities:
2409 E. Washington Street
Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 662-0436

(800) 252-7123
within IL only

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GLOSSARY:
A-B

abdominoplasty: (ăb dŏm’ ĭ nō plăs’ tē)
Surgery of the abdomen for cosmetic purposes.

actinic: (ăk t ĭn’ ĭk)
Pertaining to changes caused by the ultraviolet rays in sunlight.

anethesia: (ăn’ ěs thē’ zhi a)
Partial or complete loss of sensation, most often to prevent pain or discomfort during surgery.

anesthesiologist: (ăn’ ěs thē’ zē ŏl’ ō jist)
A physician who specializes in administering anesthesia.

anesthetist: (ăn’ ěs thě tist)
One who administers anesthetics, especially for general anesthesia; may be an anesthesiologist or specially trained nurse.

anticoagulant: (ăn’ te kō ăg’ ū lănt)
Delaying or preventing the process of the clumping together of blood cells to form a clot.

areola: (ă rē’ ō lă)
A circular area of different (usually darker) pigmentation around the nipple of the breast.

asymmetry: (ă sĭm’ ě trē)
Lack of symmetry (symmetry: similarity of form).

blepharoplasty: (blef’ ă rō plăs’ tē)
1. Any operation for the correction of a defect in the eyelid.
2. Surgery upon the eyelid.