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Neuromuscular
Pertaining to both nerves and muscles, as in neuromuscular blockade by an anesthetic agent, the neuromuscular junction (the meeting place of a nerve and a muscle fiber), and neuromuscular transmission (the transfer of 'information' from…
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- Otoplasty Otoplasty: Plastic surgery to reshape the outer ear.
- Parietal bone The main side bone of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone, as…
- Exfoliate 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki's disease…
- Retinal electrophysiologic testing See: Electrophysiologic retinal testing
- Posterior pituitary The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary…
- German measles vaccine A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
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- Temporal lobe epilepsy See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
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