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Nerve, olfactory
See: Olfactory nerve
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- Genetic meltdown A genomic crisis due to an extraordinarily high rate of mutation, a phenomenon known to occur in viruses and…
- Colorectal cancer family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Exercise treadmill test A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram…
- Sagittal sinus A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…
- Medical helminthology The field of medicine that pertains to helminths (worms) capable of disease in people. For more about these…
- Cell, T See T cell
- Mental retardation and clasped thumbs A syndrome with the following characteristic features:(1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Pimecrolimus Pimecrolimus: A chemical used to treat atopic dermatitis (eczema). Pimecrolimus prevents the activation of T…
- Sixth cranial nerve The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- Myocyte, cardiac See: Cardiac myocyte