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Acoustic nerve
A cranial nerve concerned with hearing, balance and head position. The acoustic nerve is the 8th cranial nerve. It branches into two parts -- a cochlear part integral to hearing and a vestibular part which mediates the sense of balance and…
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Show more- Nervous system, autonomic Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- Group therapy 1) A type of psychiatric care in which several patients meet with one or more therapists at the same time…
- WHI The Women's Health Initiative, a long-term health study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
- Ultraviolet C One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B) given off by…
- Gram calorie (Calorie) The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853-1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Ductular hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Gallop rhythm Heart rhythm like the gallop of a horse.
- Inflammation, bladder See: Bladder inflammation
- Cesarian section The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e' although the Roman emperor…
- Demyelination A degenerative process that erodes away the myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers. Demyelination…
- Vision, tunnel See: Tunnel vision
- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…