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Vocal cord paralysis
Vocal cord paralysis:bility of one or both vocal folds (vocal cords) to move. The paralysis is usually due to damage to the nerves going to the vocal cords or due to damage to the brain itself. In more technical terms, vocal cord paralysis…
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- Nerve, hypoglossal The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- Fear of bacteria Eria): An abnormal and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria). A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that…
- Lymphoid tissue A part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities. Lymphoid…
- Galactosemia A genetic metabolic disease in which there is a defect in the body's ability to use the sugar galactose. In…
- Baseline 1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured.2…
- Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. Can cause nausea and vomiting and/or…
- Cyst, ovarian A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…