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Show more- Antipsychotic A medication (or another measure) that is believed to be effective in the treatment of psychosis. For…
- Ascending pathway A nerve pathway that goes upward from the spinal cord toward the brain carrying sensory information from the…
- Lung, and Blood Institute, National Heart, BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Gland, prostate A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the…
- Cryocardioplegia Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia)
- Sixth cranial nerve The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- Facioauriculovertebral sequence See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Blister A collection of fluid underneath the top layer of skin (epidermis). One that is more than 5 mm in diameter…
- Syndrome, Pendred See Pendred syndrome
- Stereotactic needle biopsy A biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a…
- Y (in genetics) The Y chromosome, the sex chromosome found in normal males, together with an X chromosome