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Dysarthria
Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce (difficult to understand). The person with dysarthria may also have problems controlling the pitch, loudness, rhythm, and voice qualities of their speech. Dysarthria…
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- ACEI ACE inhibitor
- Thigh The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone…
- Lichenification Thick, leathery skin, usually the result of constant scratching and rubbing. With prolonged rubbing or…
- Acute stress disorder The anxiety and behavioral disturbances that develop within a month of exposure to extreme trauma. The…
- Recombinant clones Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- Insomnia, chronic Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of: >…
- Cell, somatic See: Somatic cell
- Cranial nerve, eighth The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the…
- Socialized medicine A system of health care in which all health personnel and health facilities, including doctors and hospitals…
- Chromatin remodelling See: Chromatin remodeling
- Prion A disease-causing agent that is neither bacterial nor fungal nor viral and contains no genetic material. A…