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Ear, foreign object in
There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner ear is far and away the most highly complex. The essential component of the inner ear for hearing is the membranous labyrinth…
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- Somatization The process by which psychologic distress is expressed as physical symptoms. Somatization is an unconscious…
- Gametic selection Preferential selection of gametes (germ cells -- sperm or eggs). Gametic selection is a mechanism of…
- Margaret Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Neurotoxic Poisonous to nerves or nerve tissue. Mercury and lead are neurotoxic
- Goodpasture syndrome An autoimmune disease characterized by a combination of lung and kidney disease --specifically, pulmonary…
- In vivo In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Diastolic Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for…
- Eosinophilia An abnormally high number of eosinophils in the blood. Normally, eosinophils constitute 1 to 3% of the…
- FLT-3 inhibitor A gene-targeted therapy for a common subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) known as FLT-positive AML in…
- Sickness, morning Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
- Wet brain See: Cerebral edema