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Hounsfield, Godfrey
(1919-2004) British electrical engineer whose contributions to the creation of the computerized axial tomography scanner (the CAT scan) won him a share of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979. Hounsfield shared the award…
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- Superior vena cava syndrome Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood…
- Cranial nerve, seventh The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Livedo reticularis A mottled purplish discoloration of the skin. Livedo reticularis can be a normal condition that is simply…
- Pigment A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair
- Pathophysiology Deranged function in an individual or an organ that is due to a disease. A pathophysiologic alteration is a…
- Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- IL-1 Interleukin-1
- Acute pancreatitis Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people…
- D & C Dilatation and curettage, a minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the…
- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome