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Response, Babinski
A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski response is…
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- Disease, rotavirus Rotavirus:A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children. Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an…
- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…
- Ophthalmic veins The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior…
- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- Drug, antimicrobial A drug used to treat a microbial infection. The term 'antimicrobial' is a general one that refers to a group…
- Cerebral calcification, nonarteriosclerotic This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Single upper palm line See: Simian crease
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Cervicitis Inflammation of the cervix
- Syndemic A set of linked health problems involving two or more afflictions, interacting synergistically, and…
- Branchial cyst Branchial cyst: Also called a branchial cleft cyst, this is a cavity that is a remnant from embryologic…