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Cerebrum
The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves. The word 'cerebrum' is the Latin word for 'brain.' The Romans used the same word to refer to the 'skull' (which houses the brain) and the 'head' (which houses…
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Show more- Emerging infectious disease An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- Riley-Day syndrome Eponym for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Diseases related to obesity Obesity increases the risk of developing a large number of diseases. These include: > >Type 2 (adult-onset)…
- Intestine, small The tubelike organ that receives the products of digestion from the stomach. It has three parts, the…
- Rectal incontinence Inability to hold feces in the rectum due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters with…
- Flu, Asian See: Asian flu
- Coccyx bone The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Tumor registry Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place…
- LOD score In genetics, a statistical estimate of whether two loci (the sites of genes) are likely to lie near each…
- Dysphonia, spasmodic See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Tapeworm A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely…