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Laynx, pneumatic
See: Pneumatic larynx
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- Valsalva 1. The Valsalva maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (windpipe) so that…
- Olive In neuroanatomy, a rounded oval prominence on the surface of the medulla oblongata in the brain. There are…
- Megabase Unit of length for DNA fragments that is equal to 1 million nucleotides. A megabase (Mb) is roughly equal to…
- Acute idiopathic polyneuritis Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Slow virus 1. A virus that has a long incubation period before the onset of a gradually progressive disease. 2…
- Giardia A genus of protozoa that infect the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. Giardia have a…
- Vein, brachial A vein that accompanies the brachial artery between the shoulder and the elbow. The route of the brachial…