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Pale globe
Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word meaning a globe or sphere. Pallidus refers to its pallor relative to the surrounding brain substance. The globus pallidus is…
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- Nutritional neuroscience The field of nutrition that relates to the central and peripheral nervous system. Nutritional neuroscience…
- GM2-gangliosidosis, B variant This disorder known as Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in…
- Feet The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is…
- Ovary, dermoid cyst of the A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of tissues including hair…
- Iridology The practice of diagnosing disease by examining the iris of the eye. Although some diseases do affect the…
- Episcleritis Inflammation of the episclera, a thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). Episcleritis is…
- G G stands for guanine, one member of the base pair G-C (guanine-cytosine) in the DNA. The other base pair in…
- Aphthous ulcer Aphthous ulcer: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…