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Vestibular neuronitis
Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, the nerve running to the vestibule. (The vestibule is in the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, it and the semicircular canals work with the brain to sense, maintain, and regain balance and…
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Show more- Osteochondritis dissecans Osteochondritis dissecans: A condition in which a fragment of bone in a joint is deprived of blood and…
- Regurgitation, mitral See: Mitral regurgitation
- Hypervolemia An abnormal increase in blood volume or, strictly speaking, an abnormal increase in the volume of blood…
- Ambidextrous 1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.2. By…
- Klippel-Feil sequence Short neck, low hairline at the nape of the neck and limited movement of the head. Klippel-Feil sequence is…
- Dialysis machine Dialysis machine: A machine that filters a patient's blood to remove excess water and waste products when the…
- Brain, fornix of the An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest…
- Ear, cauliflower An acquired deformity of the external ear to which wrestlers and boxers are particularly vulnerable. The…
- Sex region Y A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region which goes by the symbol…
- Syncope, swallowing The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Heredity Genetic transmission from parent to child.
- Nephrocalcinosis The deposition of calcium (in the form of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate) in the substance of the…