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Cranial nerve XII
The twelfth cranial nerve is the hypoglossal nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal 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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- Milzbrand Known also as anthrax, milzbrand is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but…
- Extracranial hematoma A hematoma (a collection of blood) outside the cranium (skull)
- Acral-lentiginous melanoma See: Melanoma, acral-lentiginous
- Atypical Not typical, not usual, not normal, abnormal. Atypical is often used to refer to the appearance of…
- Luschka, foramina of Two openings from the fourth ventricle, one in a system of four communicating cavities called ventricles…
- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Abdominal pain Our Abdominal pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal…
- Skin, tattooing of the The permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument. Humans have done…
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- Thyroiditis, autoimmune See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Telangiectasia perstans A form of mastocytosis that usually affects adults, characterized by the presence of multiple hyperpigmented…