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Palsy
Paralysis, generally partial, whereby a local body area is incapable of voluntary movement (motor function). For example, Bell's palsy is localized paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face. The word 'palsy' is a corruption (and…
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- AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita) AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is…
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology An agency of the US Department of Defense specializing in pathology consultation, education and research. The…
- Facial nerve The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Pressor substance A substance that elevates the arterial blood pressure. For example, prostacyclin (prostaglandin PGI2) is a…
- Immunization, rubella See Immunization, MMR.
- Auditory tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Cat scratch disease Cat scratch disease: A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The…
- Gooseflesh A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold…
- Laminopathy A disease due to mutation of the lamin A/C gene. The laminopathies include: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy…
- Reiter syndrome A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Pinel system The policy of treating the mentally ill in hospitals and other institutions humanely and without the use of…