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Dystonia, cranial
A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia affects the muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue. The jaw may be pulled either open or shut, and speech and swallowing can be…
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- Vestibule, vaginal The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at…
- Pleurodynia Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease…
- Fracture, compound A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> A fracture is…
- Clasped thumbs and mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Hump, dowager An outward curvature of the vertebrae of neck, creating a hump at the back of the neck, once thought to be a…
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Actinic keratosis Our Actinic keratosis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Actinic…
- Macular (skin) Adjective referring to macules which are circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised…
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Cholera genome The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million…
- Pulmonary embolus A blood clot that has passed into and occluded the lung's pulmonary artery. An embolus causes an embolism. In…