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Hypoglossal nerve
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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- Mountain sickness, acute (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Ponto- Pertaining to the pons, a structure in the brain
- Febrile herpes A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Asian influenza See: Asian flu
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Depo-Provera contraceptive Injectable progestin (Depo-Provera) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Thrombocytopenic purpura, acute See thrombocythemia.
- Clostridium welchii See: Clostridium perfingens.
- Gene expression The translation of information encoded in a gene into protein or RNA. Expressed genes include genes that are…
- Stress test, physiologic Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac…