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Cranial nerve, eighth
The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and it is also pertinent to balance, to the body position sense. Problems with the vestibulocochlear nerve may…
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- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency See: MCAD deficiency
- Wolframin A protein encoded by a gene known as WFS1. Mutations in WFS1 are associated with Wolfram syndrome and also…
- Postural hypotension A drop in blood pressure (hypotension) due to a change in body position (posture) when a person moves to a…
- Gametic Pertaining to the gamete (the sperm or eggs)
- Hairy-cell leukemia See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Familial adenomatous polyps, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Diverticulum A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within…
- Yersinia A group of bacteria that appear rod-like under the microscope and include Yersinia pestis (the cause of the…
- Chemobrain Cognitive dysfunction associated with chemotherapy. It is thought that chemotherapy may cause memory loss…
- Pernicious anemia Pernicious anemia: A blood disorder caused by inadequate vitamin B12 in the blood. Patients who have this…
- Blood sugar, low The sugar here is glucose. Low blood glucose constitutes hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is only significant when…