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- Opisthotonos A great rigid spasm of the body with the back fully arched and the heels and head bent back. Opisthotonos…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Amplification, DNA The production of multiple copies of a sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. DNA amplification…
- BER Base excision repair
- Acoustic Having to do with sound or hearing. The acoustic nerve (the 8th cranial nerve) is concerned with hearing and…
- Exclamation point hair Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is…
- Sacrum The large heavy bone at the base of the spine, which is made up of fused sacral vertebrae. The sacrum is…
- Recalcitrant Stubborn. For example, a recalcitrant case of pneumonia stubbornly resists treatment
- Cuboid bone The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is…
- Toxaphene A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide currently banned for all uses in the US. Breathing, eating, or drinking…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta congenita See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type II.