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Nerve, oculomotor
The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve. (The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the cranium, the skull, as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column). The oculomotor nerve is responsible for the nerve…
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Show more- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine
- Southern blot A test commonly used in molecular biology and genetics, the purpose of the test being to check for a match…
- Transmission, vertical Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the…
- Chemosis Swelling around the iris (the colored circle that surrounds the pupil) due to edema (swelling) of the bulbar…
- Double contrast barium enema A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an…
- Genes, breast cancer susceptibility Breast cancer susceptibility: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes…
- Test, physiologic stress Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac…
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Disease, Wilson An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central…
- Nephro- Prefix referring to the kidney as, for example, in nephrotoxic. From the Greek nephros meaning kidney