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Head bones
There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6 auditory (ear) bones. > >The 8 cranial bones are the frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones…
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- Syndromatic hepatic ductular hypoplasia Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Medicine, adoption Medicine for the adopted child, including pre-adoption counseling and evaluation based on a child's medical…
- Working memory Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia Slowly progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles. Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia is…
- Acne vulgaris The common form of acne seen most often in teenagers or young adults, acne vulgaris is the result of…
- Medic Alert Originally,a bracelet that a person could wear to warn medical professionals in an emergency about a serious…
- Addisonian anemia Anemia: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Vesiculography The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures…
- Hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature. The condition needs treatment at body temperatures of 35C (95 F) or below…
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- Sinus 1. An air-filled cavity in a dense portion of a skull bone. The sinuses decrease the weight of the skull. The…