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Reinnervation
Restoration of nerve function after it has been lost. Reinnervation may occur spontaneously or be achieved by nerve grafting. The EMG (electromyogram) may show evidence of denervation with subsequent reinnervation in motor neuron diseases…
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Show more- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Human herpesvirus 2 (HHV-2) A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, characterized by sores in the area of the genitalia. Genital…
- Embryo The organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation from fertilization to, in humans, the…
- Inheritance Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from…
- Tenosynovitis, De Quervain's 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Venom, scorpion The potent poison of the scorpion. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. A scorpion is an…
- Open fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. NTER> Note that…
- ENT 1. Abbreviation for ears, nose and throat. A field of medicine also called otolaryngology. 2. Abbreviation…
- In situ hybridization, fluorescent An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Osteochondromatosis, synovial Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Renal aneurysm An aneurysm involving the kidney
- Gastric outlet obstruction Any disease that mechanically impedes gastric emptying, the normal emptying of the stomach. There is…