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Accessory neuropathy
Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is in the front of the neck and turns the head. The trapezius…
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- Medical symbol A staff or rod with a snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios)…
- Schistosoma haematobium A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis
- Stanley B. Prusiner See: Prusiner, Stanley B.
- Diastrophic dysplasia An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at…
- Roseola infantum Roseola infantum: Roseola infantum is another name for roseola, also formally called roseola infantilis. The…
- Polycystic kidney disease Polycystic kidney disease: One of the genetic disorders characterized by the development of innumerable cysts…
- Phenotype The appearance of an individual, which results from the interaction of the person's genetic makeup and his or…
- Syndrome, Sjogren's See: Sjogren syndrome
- Pneumonia, giant cell Pneumonia, giant cell: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of…
- Alkaline phosphatase An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing…
- Mortality rate, infant The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…