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Joint, temporomandibular
Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated TMJ or TM joint.
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- Neurofibromatosis type 2 Abbreviated NF2. A genetic disorder characterized by the growth of benign tumors of both acoustic nerves (the…
- Wilms tumor An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Tongue, anterior See: Anterior tongue
- Photic sneeze reflex A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Medic Alert Originally,a bracelet that a person could wear to warn medical professionals in an emergency about a serious…
- Shingles Shingles: An acute infection caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus as causes chickenpox. Shingles…
- Cidal Suffix indicating killing, as in bacteriocidal (capable of killing bacteria) and in suicidal (the killing of…
- Colorblindness, red-green A form of colorblindness in which red and green are perceived as identical. This is the most common type of…
- EYCL1 A gene for green/blue eye color located on chromosome 19. See also: Eye color
- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Short hairpin RNA See: shRNA