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Glossopharyngeal nerve
The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. The…
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- Epidemiology, clinical Epidemiology focused specifically upon patients. Epidemiology is the study of populations in order to…
- Neuralgia Pain along the course of a nerve
- Frame, open reading See: Open reading frame
- Bone marrow biopsy The removal of a sample of bone marrow and a small amount of bone (usually from the hip) through a large…
- HRT (hormone replacement therapy) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Biopsy The removal of a sample of tissue for purposes of diagnosis. (Many definitions of 'biopsy' stipulate that the…
- Minimal change nephrotic syndrome See: Minimal change disease
- Disease nomenclature A system of classifying and naming diseases. The contemporary categories and codes for diseases are outlined…
- Mycotoxin A toxin produced by a fungus. A mycotoxin may be formed when grains or some other products become moldy. From…
- Uric acid A breakdown product of purines that are part of many foods. In gout, there are frequently, but not always…
- Hysterectomy, total Hysterectomy, total: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy