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Palsy, laryngeal nerve
Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve, the vagus nerve, which originates in the brainstem and runs down to the colon. The recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies the larynx…
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Show more- Melasma Pigmentation of the face, most commonly on the malar area (the upper cheek), bridge of nose, forehead, and…
- Globus A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The word 'globus' is used in a…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Angiogenesis The process of developing new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is important in the normal development of the…
- Arthrocentesis Joint aspiration, a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint. This…
- Immunization, chickenpox In the United States, it is recommended that all children receive vaccination against: Hepatitis B…
- Sac, dural See: Dural sac
- Rosacea Rosacea: A chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the…
- Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Mandible The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal…
- Fornix vaginae See: Vaginal fornix
- Visual receptor The layer of rods and cones that are the visual cells of the retina