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Brachial plexus
>Avulsion, the most severe type, in which the nerve is torn from the spine; >Rupture, in which the nerve is torn but not at the spinal attachment; >Neuroma, in which the nerve has tried to heal itself but scar tissue has grown around the…
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- Shin spot A light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patch on the skin of the shin. Shin spots can be due to…
- Tumor debulking Surgically removing as much of the tumor as possible
- Medulla oblongata The base of the brain, which is formed by the enlarged top of the spinal cord. This part of the brain…
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- Ulcerative gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
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