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Globus pallidus
A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The globus pallidus is part of what is called the lentiform nucleus which, in turn, is part of the striate body, a component of the basal ganglia, large masses of gray matter at the base of the…
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- Parathyrin A small tumor of the parathyroid gland and the most common disorder of the gland. Parathyroid adenomas are…
- Hepatitis B Hepatitis B: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), once thought to be passed only…
- Subtelomeric Below the telomere, the end of a chromosome. For example, it has been reported that subtle subtelomeric…
- Tomogram A radiograph (x-ray) of a selected layer of the body made by tomography. A tomogram is a two-dimensional…
- Induction therapy Therapy: Treatment designed as a first step toward reducing the number of cancer cells. Often just referred…
- Corpse A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure…
- Calculus 1. A stone within the body, such as a stone in the urinary tract. 2. The calcium salt deposits on the teeth…
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Neurofibromatosis A genetic disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects the development and growth of neural (nerve)…
- Abducent nerve A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye…
- Niemann-Pick disease type A The classical infantile form of the disease. See: Niemann-Pick disease