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- Coccygeal vertebrae The coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine near the anus, is made up of 3-5 (average of…
- Optic nerve head The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina
- Enteral nutrition Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral.
- Medulloblastoma A type of brain tumor that tends to occur in children, arise in the cerebellum (in the lower part of the…
- Solitary tapeworm Taenia solium
- Epidemic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Amygdala 1. The amygdaloid nucleus in the brain. 2. The tonsils. These structures were so named because they appeared…
- Napiform A little-used but useful adjective meaning turnip-shaped. Large and round at the top and tapering down…
- Morton syndrome See: Morton's syndrome
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Inspection of the inside of the rectum and lower part of the colon using a thin flexible lighted tube (a…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical…