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Facial nerve
The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in (both efferent and afferent fibers). It supplies the muscles of facial expression. Paralysis of the facial nerve causes a…
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- Calcipotriene A synthetic form of vitamin D3 that can be applied to the skin to treat psoriasis
- Infection, nosocomial An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Child neglect Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Osseous Having to do with the bone, consisting of bone, or resembling bone. From 'os' which is a synonym for 'bone.'…
- Acclimatization to altitude The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the…
- Neurology The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system -- the…
- Abortion In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and…
- Syndrome, MASS A heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by involvement of the mitral valve, aorta, skeleton…
- CCHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Grief, anticipatory See: Anticipatory grief