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Hypoglossal neuropathy
Disease of the hypoglossal nerve, the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve included, emerge from the skull, as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. The hypoglossal nerve…
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- Genoplasty A technology that uses the repair mechanisms normally present in cells to repair gene defects. In genoplasty…
- Amebic colitis Amebic dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba…
- Iridology The practice of diagnosing disease by examining the iris of the eye. Although some diseases do affect the…
- Neuropathologist A pathologist who specializes in the diagnosis of diseases of the brain and nervous system by microscopic…
- Francis Crick See: Crick, Francis
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative See: IAVI
- Hypodontia and nail dysgenesis A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth (hypodontia) and abnormalities of the nails…
- Maternal The age of the mother at the time of delivery. Advanced maternal age is usually defined as age 35 or more at…
- Aldose reductase inhibitor A class of drugs used to prevent eye and nerve damage in diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is…