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Ear, external
There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The external ear looks complicated but it is functionally the simplest part of the ear. It consists of the pinna or auricle (the visible…
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Show more- Diaphragm pacing A procedure to help patients with spinal cord injuries to breathe. Their breathing is helped by setting the…
- Androgen suppression Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- Klippel-Feil anomaly See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Lifetime risk The risk of developing a disease during ones lifetime or dying of the disease. The estimated lifetime risk of…
- T-8 cells T cells that express the CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein (CD8+ T cells). They close down the immune response…
- PTHC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography) See: Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic
- Elbow pain Elbow pain: Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow…
- Chloroform A clear volatile liquid with a strong smell like ether, chloroform was once administered by inhalation to…
- Dengue fever Dengue fever: An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course…
- Vertebra, second cervical The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so-named because the uppermost cervical vertebra…
- Skeleton The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body
- Surgery, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…