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Tissue, connective
See: Connective tissue
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- Disease, His Named for the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who also described the bundle of His in the heart), this is a…
- Binge drinking The dangerous practice of consuming large quantities of alcoholic beverages in a single session. Binge…
- Acrodynia Pain in the extremities (the hands and feet)
- Infarct An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a myocardial infarction there is death…
- Anatomy, microscopic Known among medical students simply as 'micro', microscopic anatomy is the study of the form of normal…
- Nerve, pressor A pressor nerve is a nerve which, when stimulated, causes the blood pressure to rise. The word 'pressor'…
- Otic barotrauma Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Chart, Snellen's The familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. Snellen's chart is imprinted…