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Vein, internal jugular
The deeper of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The internal jugular vein collects blood from the brain, the outside of the face and the neck. It runs…
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Show more- Synovial cyst, popliteal A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined…
- Rickettsioses The infectious diseases caused by the rickettsiae. See Rickettsial diseases
- Botulism Botulism: An uncommon but potentially very serious illness, a type of food poisoning, that produces paralysis…
- Ataxia telangiectasia mutated See: ATM
- Ear bones The malleus, incus, and stapes
- Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus: Better known just as 'diabetes' -- a chronic disease associated with abnormally high…
- Rheumatic fever An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Ankylose To undergo ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)
- Pediatric arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Pagetic Pertaining to Paget disease, a chronic disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to…
- Glenn shunt A surgical operation for children born with cyanotic heart disease ('blue babies'), in which a large vein…