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Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs. As in flaccid or spastic paraplegia. The suffix plegia means paralysis
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Show more- Endoscopic ultrasound Ultrasound: Aviated EUS. A procedure that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to obtain images and information…
- HBIG Hepatitis B immune globulin, which contains antibodies to hepatitis B virus and offers prompt but short lived…
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein See: GFAP.
- Hemidiaphragm, raised See: Elevated hemidiaphragm
- Termination codon See: Stop codon
- NGF Nerve growth factor
- Genome, roundworm See: Yeast genome.
- Nerve, glossopharyngeal The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Psychosis In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's…
- Pubic symphysis The joint between the pubic bones in the front of the pelvis. Also called the symphysis pubis
- Fear of blood An abnormal and persistent fear of blood. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread the sight of their own…
- Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…