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Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury: Trauma or damage to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain and lies within the vertebral canal and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute…
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- Cranial bone Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Smooth muscle One of the three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac). Generally forms the…
- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Enkephalinase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Myelodysplastic syndrome A group of bone marrow disorders characterized by the underproduction of one or more types of blood cells due…
- Mastocytoma A form of mastocytosis characterized by a benign nodular skin tumor infiltrated by mast cells. Usually…
- Rectal incontinence Inability to hold feces in the rectum due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters with…
- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Pain, shingles Shingles: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one month it…
- Pulmonary embolus A blood clot that has passed into and occluded the lung's pulmonary artery. An embolus causes an embolism. In…
- Count, platelet The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…