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Trigeminal nerve
The trigeminal nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve controlling the muscles of mastication (chewing). Problems with the sensory part of the trigeminal nerve result in pain or loss of…
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- Isoleucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, isoleucine is needed…
- Cytogenetics, clinical The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done…
- Alopecia universalis Absence of all of the hair, not only on the scalp, but also on the entire body. Affected individuals are born…
- Tumor, malignant giant cell A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Panic A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan…
- Women's Health Initiative A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…
- Sense, balance Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: >…
- Pes planum Flat feet
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Dialysis machine Dialysis machine: A machine that filters a patient's blood to remove excess water and waste products when the…