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Phenomenon, Babinski
A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based 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 reflex is obtained by stimulating the…
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- Gas, laughing Nitrous oxide, a gas capable of causing general anesthesia. Today nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the…
- Enterocolitis, Crohn See: Crohn disease
- Microtia An abnormally small ear. The term 'microtia' usually refers to a congenitally small external ear. The visible…
- Swimmer's ear Swimmer's ear: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ear drum, usually due…
- Beau lines See: Beau's lines
- Braxton Hicks contractions Irregular contractions of the womb (the uterus) occurring towards the middle of pregnancy in the first…
- Cyst, sebaceous A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion…
- AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Vallecula An anatomic term for a crevice, furrow or depression. There are a variety of valleculae including one in the…
- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Snuffbox, anatomical A hollow seen on the radial aspect (the thumbside) of the dorsum (the back) of the wrist when the thumb is…