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Valsalva, Antonio Maria
Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva maneuver. Valsalva described and depicted even the smallest muscles and nerves of the ear, subdividing the ear into its internal…
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- Disease, sixth A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which lasts several days and…
- Ligand A molecule that binds to another. Often, a soluble molecule such as a hormone or neurotransmitter that binds…
- Neutrophil A type of white blood cell, specifically a form of granulocyte, filled with neutrally-staining granules, tiny…
- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
- ZNF9 A gene that encodes a protein called zinc finger protein 9. An inherited mutation in ZNF9 causes type 2…
- Bursitis, elbow Inflammation of the olecranon bursa, the bursa at the tip of the elbow is called the olecranon bursitis. A…
- PRKAR1A Stands for Protein Kinase A Regulatory subunit 1-alpha. A multiple neoplasia syndrome called type I Carney…
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Damage to cells in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) from inadequate oxygen…
- Swallower In the drug trade, an individual used as a drug courier. Also called a body packer. See: Body packer
- Multifactorial inheritance The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…