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Cranial nerve X
The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves, the vagus nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the…
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Show more- Laynx, pneumatic See: Pneumatic larynx
- Scoliosis Scoliosis: Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from…
- Panmixus Random mating
- ARMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as AMD)
- Colinearity 1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In…
- Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome: A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably…
- Enterocolitis, Crohn See: Crohn disease
- Synesthete A person with synesthesia, a condition in which the normally separate senses are not separate. Sight may…
- Nebulizer A device for administering a medication by spraying a fine mist into the nose. Also known as an atomizer
- Diverticulitis Inflammation of the diverticula (small outpouchings) along the wall of the colon, the large intestine. (One…
- Th2 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Excrescence An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…