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Reinnervation
Restoration of nerve function after it has been lost. Reinnervation may occur spontaneously or be achieved by nerve grafting. The EMG (electromyogram) may show evidence of denervation with subsequent reinnervation in motor neuron diseases…
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- Shark attack >Always swim in a group. Sharks most often attack lone individuals. >Don't wander too far from shore. Doing…
- Intrahepatic Within the liver.
- Salaam seizure See: Infantile spasms
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- Fixative A medium such as a solution or spray that preserves specimens of tissues or cells. Most biopsies and…
- Disease, rheumatic heart Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- Somatization The process by which psychologic distress is expressed as physical symptoms. Somatization is an unconscious…
- Formication The illusion or hallucination that ants or other insects are creeping on or under the skin. Formication is a…
- Sphygmomanometer An instrument for measuring blood pressure, particularly in arteries. The two types of sphygmomanometers are…
- Stress testing, exercise cardiac The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Me-too drug A drug that is structurally very similar to already known drugs, with only minor differences. The term…