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Valsalva, Antonio Maria
Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva maneuver. Valsalva described and depicted even the smallest muscles and nerves of the ear, subdividing the ear into its internal…
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- Autosomal Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Ethyl acrylate A substance used in making latex paints and textiles. The US government removed ethyl acrylate from its list…
- GALT deficiency Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic…
- Attentional Relating to attention. The term is used in psychology and child development as, for example, early television…
- Calf bone Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Chronic illness An illness that persists for a long period of time. The term 'chronic' comes from the Greek chronos, time and…
- Fiber and constipation Insoluble fiber retains water in the colon, resulting in a softer and larger stool. It is used effectively in…
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