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Neuralgia
Pain along the course of a nerve
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- Dystonia, idiopathic torsion A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called generalized torsion dystonia) begins in…
- Homologous The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.
- Epidermoid carcinoma A type of lung cancer in which the cells are flat and look like fish scales. Also called squamous cell…
- Ova Plural form of ovum
- Finger stick A procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet to obtain a small quantity of capillary blood for…
- Loiasis The disease caused by the eye worm known as loa loa, a parasite that lives in humans and other primates…
- Peripheral nervous system ): That portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous…
- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…
- Pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy A rare genetic disease that is passed on via an autosomal recessive gene. It is characterized by abnormal…
- MRD Minimal residual disease, evidence for the presence of residual malignant cells, even when so few cancer…