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Ascending pathway
A nerve pathway that goes upward from the spinal cord toward the brain carrying sensory information from the body to the brain. In contrast, descending pathways are nerve pathways that go down the spinal cord and allow the brain to control…
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- Myringotomy A surgically placed tiny incision in the eardrum. Any fluid behind the eardrum can then drain and usually…
- Gram calorie See: Calorie
- Pollices The thumbs. The plural of pollex. See: Pollex
- Cavernous sinus syndrome A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a…
- Mendelian Referring to the great Moravian/Bohemian biologist Gregor Mendel (1822-84) who set forth the basic laws that…
- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Serration A finely notching like that along the cutting edge of a saw. The serratus muscles take their name from their…
- Anemia, congenital See: Congenital anemia
- Calcium excess Overly high intake of calcium that can result in elevated levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia)…
- Aniline A chemical compound implicated, along with o-toluidine, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…