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Mutism, akinetic
A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has 'sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile…
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- Ear, foreign object in There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Children of the dark Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary…
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…
- Mutation, hereditary Mutation, hereditary: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an…
- Functional scoliosis A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Splenomegaly Enlargement of the spleen.
- Machine, CPM A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Syndrome, Guillain-Barre See: Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Prepubertal Before puberty, the period during which secondary sex characteristics start to develop and the capability for…
- Cranial nerve, ninth The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Debridement The act of debriding (removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material). Debridement…