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Facial canal introitus
In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the facial canal is the entrance to the facial canal, a passage in the temporal bone of the skull through which the facial nerve (the 7th…
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- Mono Popular name for infectious mononucleosis
- Heart test, EPS ElectroPhysiologic Study of the heart, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system…
- Nephrolith A kidney stone
- Diseases, Musculoskeletal, Nat'l Inst Al Institute of Arthritis and (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat…
- Nerve, accessory See: Accessory nerve
- Proximal white subungual onychomycosis The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Stenosis, carotid See: Carotid stenosis
- Pregnancy, pernicious vomiting of Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Sutton law See: Sutton's law
- Diverticulum A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within…
- Trans- (prefix) From the Latin meaning 'across, over, or beyond.' Medical terms containing 'trans- ' as a prefix include…