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Sixth cranial nerve
The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye outward. Paralysis of the abducent nerve causes inward turning of the eye…
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- Mercury gilding A perilous process for gold-plating in which an amalgam of mercury and gold is applied to an object and then…
- Vulvar vestibulitis Inflammation of small glands at the entrance to the vagina. Vulvar vestibulitis is the most common physical…
- PMLD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease
- Ergophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of work. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace…
- Dog genome All of the genetic information from the dog. The genetic first draft of the dog genome sequence was completed…
- Nodule A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater…
- Baseline 1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured.2…
- Slanted ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
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