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Laryngeal nerve palsy
Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve, the vagus nerve, which originates in the brainstem and runs down to the colon. The recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies the larynx…
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Show more- Obstruction, airway See: Airway obstruction
- Hydrocephalus, congenital Hydrocephalus present at birth
- Contrast Short for 'contrast media.' Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between…
- Club drug A drug such as MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD that is used by young adults…
- Corneal dystrophy, lattice See: Lattice dystrophy
- Mitochondrial disease Mitochondrial disease: Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of…
- Normal growth rate The speed with which normal growth occurs in length before birth and in height after birth. Fetal growth is…
- Fenestration Literally, the making of a window -- fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window -- fenestration…
- Clavus Synonymous with corns. The word 'clavus' is the Latin word for nail
- Jugular vein The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward…
- Familial polyposis of entire GI tract See: Juvenile polyposis
- Celiac sprue See: Celiac disease