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Pons
A specific section of the brain formed by the rounded prominence on the front surface of the brainstem. (The brainstem is the lowest part of the brain that merges with the spinal cord; it consists of a structure called the medulla…
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- Genitalia, female internal See: Female internal genitalia
- Arbovirus A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of…
- Membrane A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Pityriasis rosea Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Helical CAT scan A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Discharge, breast See: Breast discharge
- Syndactyly, bony A condition in which the bones of fingers or toes are joined together. Bony syndactyly is the opposite of…
- Anti-citrulline antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- Septum, nasal The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…
- Laminopathy A disease due to mutation of the lamin A/C gene. The laminopathies include: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy…