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Accessory neuropathy
Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is in the front of the neck and turns the head. The trapezius…
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- Tonotopic Pertaining to the spatial arrangement of where sound is perceived, transmitted, or received. There is…
- Cataplasm A poultice or plaster. A soft moist mass, often warm and medicated, that is spread over the skin to treat an…
- Incisional biopsy A biopsy in which only a sample of the suspicious tissue is cut into (incised) and removed for purposes of…
- Rib, floating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'floating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Amnestic aphasia See Anomia
- Ipecac A naturally occurring substance with multiple properties including the ability to cause vomiting (emesis)…
- SBCC Superficial basal cell carcinoma. A basal cell cancer of the skin that is superficial and has not infiltrated…
- Drain, Jackson Pratt See: JP drain
- Power outage and the heat When power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Use bottled water for eating or…
- Neurosis A chronic disorder featuring irritability of the nervous system (nervousness) and characterized by anxiety…
- Syndrome, superior vena cava The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart. The…