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Nerve, hypoglossal
The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. The…
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- Tetrapeptide A peptide consisting of four amino acids
- Enhanced external counterpulsation A non-invasive out-patient treatment for heart disease and, in particular, for angina (chest pain due to an…
- Whitehead A familiar term for what is medically called a closed comedo. A comedo, the primary sign of acne, consists of…
- Recrudescence Reappearance of a disease after it has been quiescent. A new outbreak or the return of a disease. As, for…
- Pain, elbow Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment…
- EST (expressed sequence tag) A unique stretch of DNA within a coding region of a gene that is useful for identifying full-length genes and…
- Shock, secondary Shock that occurs as a side effect of another problem, such as a crushing injury or heart attack.
- Drain, Jackson-Pratt See: JP drain
- Abdominal muscles A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…
- Control (genetic) The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level…
- Irrigation of the colon The use of liquid solutions given by enema to remove material from the rectum or colon, ostensibly to…