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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- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis
- Duodenal ulcer An ulcer (a hole in the lining) of the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine). Ulcers can affect…
- Chromatin remodelling See: Chromatin remodeling
- Maple syrup urine disease Hereditary disease due to deficiency of an enzyme involved in amino acid metabolism, characterized by urine…
- Tophi The plural of tophus
- Gliadin A glycoprotein (a carbohydrate plus a protein) within gluten. Gliadin is found in wheat and some other…
- Retrodiagnosis Retrospective diagnosis. The proposal that the mysterious illness that killed Alexander the Great more than…
- Subclavian steal An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Injury, mower See: Mower injury
- CABG Coronary artery bypass graft; and Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Pinched nerve See: Nerve compression