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Eighth cranial nerve
The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and it is also pertinent to balance, to the body position sense. Problems with the vestibulocochlear nerve may…
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Show more- Gonad, indifferent In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be…
- Plasmodium The parasite guilty in the case of malaria (paludism). Plasmodium is a type of protozoa, a single-celled…
- Bladder infection Infection of the urinary bladder. Some people are at more risk for bladder and other urinary tract infections…
- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Shunt, ventriculopleural See: Ventriculopleural shunt
- Syndrome, cartilage hair hypoplasia See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Chromosome, X See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia.
- Clamydia A common misspelling of Chlamydia
- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Arch, vertebral See: Vertebral arch
- Headache Headache: A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or…