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Show more- Bone, temporal See: Temporal bone
- Meningitis, aseptic Inflammation of the meninges that is not caused by bacterial infection. Viral meningitis is the most common…
- Vein, hepatic One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Foramen magnum The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord.
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome See: Cystocele.
- Atresia, aortic Congenital absence of the normal valvular opening from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta…
- Angiosarcoma A type of cancer that begins in the lining of blood vessels. This type of tumor tends to be aggressive, recur…
- Leaded 1. Framed, covered, or weighted with lead. As a leaded window. 2. Added in the form of tetraethyl lead as an…
- Tumor, ear Benign (noncancerous) bumps on the pinna of the ear (the external ear) or within the external ear canal. Most…
- Bug, kissing See: Kissing bug
- Pathologist, speech-language See: Speech-language pathologist