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Babinski reflex
An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski reflex is obtained by stimulating the external portion…
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Show more- Agenesis of the corpus callosum A congenital abnormality (a birth defect) in which there is partial or complete absence (agenesis) of the…
- Cholesterol lowering with niacin Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, improves all lipoproteins when given in doses…
- Interstitial radiation Radiation therapy in which a radioactive material is placed directly into a tumor.
- Active immunity The production of antibodies against a specific agent by the immune system. Active immunity can be acquired…
- Fantod A state of nervous anxiety or irritability. Also an irritable outburst. Pronounced fan-todd
- Anatomical position The position with the body erect with the arms at the sides and the palms forward. The anatomical position is…
- Ectomy A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision…
- Fasciolopsiasis Infection with Fasciola flukes such as Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Moyamoya A pattern of progressive obstructive and occlusive cerebral arteritis (inflammation of the cerebral arteries…
- Biloma An encapsulated collection of bile within the abdomen. A biloma may form if there is bile duct disruption, as…
- Nematodes Roundworms.
- Syndrome, fragile X The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a…