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Show more- Fecal incontinence Fecal incontinence: Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over…
- Electrolyte An electrolyte is a substance that will dissociate into ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct…
- Tonsillectomy Tonsillectomy: The surgical removal of both tonsils. A tonsillectomy may be performed in cases of recurrent…
- Pubis The front center portion of the pelvis.
- Honey bee allergy Allergic reactions to stings of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). These reactions can include dizziness…
- Neuritis Inflammation of nerves.
- Catheter, Foley A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. The…
- Muscle, supraspinatus >The supraspinatus muscle; >The subscapularis muscle, which moves the arm by turning it inward (internal…
- Dwarfism, thanatophoric A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after…
- Hypocalcemia Lower-than-normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Artery spasm, coronary See: Coronary artery spasm