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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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- Chorea, Sydenham's See: Sydenham chorea
- Lens, ocular In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece) whereas the objective (also…
- Tumor grade The degree of abnormality of cancer cells, a measure of differentiation, the extent to which cancer cells are…
- Spongiform encephalopathy and cerebral amyloidosis See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Galen Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his…
- Syndrome, Timothy See: Timothy syndrome
- Carcinoma, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer
- Dibenzoxazepine A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Myeloencephalitis Inflammation of both the spinal cord and the brain. Myeloencephalitis (also called encephalomyelitis) can be…
- Carotid body A small 'body' of tissue rich in capillaries, at the spot the carotid artery branches in the neck, containing…
- Count, platelet The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…