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Nerve, facial
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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- Contact dermatitis, allergic Also called allergic contact eczema, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Suboxone Brand name for buprenorphine in combination with naloxone
- Papilla, cancer of Cancer of: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the…
- Substance abuse >A. A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as…
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Tapeworm, beef See Taenia saginata.
- Plasma cell A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated…
- Convulsion An abnormal, involuntary contraction of the muscles most typically seen with certain seizure disorders. The…
- Dyspnoea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnoea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Rib, cervical A extra rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis