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- Vestibulocochlear nerve A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body…
- Manicheel tree A dangerous tropical tree whose sap is highly poisonous and corrosive. The sap comes out when a leaf is…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…
- Sense, balance Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: >…
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
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- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Phylogenetics A physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Physiatrists specialize in restoring…
- Cancer, kidney Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from…