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Cranial nerve VI
The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is 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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- Transmission, perinatal Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the…
- Genome, human See: Human genome
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- Kissing bug The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American…
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia The immotile cilia syndrome, a condition in which poorly functioning cilia (hairlike projections from cells)…
- Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge is a fluid produced by glands in the vaginal wall and cervix that drains from the opening…
- Anemic Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the…
- Tumor marker Tumor markers are substances that can be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body…