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Cranial nerve, third
The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves. The oculomotor nerve…
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- RFLP An antigen found in the red blood cells of most people: those who have Rh factor are said to be Rh positive…
- Sprue, nontropical This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- Colon cancer, family history of The presence of a history of colorectal cancer in a family. The colon cancer risk is higher if an immediate…
- Meningioma A common type of slow growing, usually benign brain tumor that arises from the dura, one of the meninges, the…
- Saphenous vein The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins - serve as the principal veins…
- NvCJD New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…
- Dyscalculia A specific developmental disability affecting a person's ability to conceptualize and perform mathematics…
- Fear of intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Gestalt therapy A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts)…
- Tuberculosis, bovine See: Bovine tuberculosis