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Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A herpes virus infection of the geniculate nerve ganglion that causes paralysis of the facial muscles on the same side of the face as the infection. The geniculate ganglion is a sensory ganglion associated with the…
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Show more- Test, triglyceride Triglycerides are the major form of fat. Triglycerides come from the food we eat and are produced by the…
- Neutrophilia More than the normal number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte)…
- Symbol of medicine A staff or a rod with a snake curled around it; the staff of Aesculapius, also called Asklepios, the ancient…
- Heterochromia iridis A difference of color between the iris of one eye and the other. (A person with one brown and one blue eye…
- Multiparous 1) Having two or more offspring at one birth. 2) Related to a multipara. See also uniparous.
- Stretch, quadriceps An exercise to stretch the quadriceps muscle, the large muscle in the front of the thigh. To do this…
- Safe sex 1. A sexual practice designed to reduce the risk of catching sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 2. A…
- Eidetic 1. Marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall, especially of images. 2. By extension, an individual…
- Psoas Muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two psoas muscles on each side of the back. The larger of the…
- Circular breathing Inhaling through the nose and inflating the cheeks and neck with air at the same time. Some saxophone players…
- Cisplatin An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds. Cisplatin is used in the…
- Chloroprene A possible carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) primarily used in the production of the elastomer…