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Process
In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a…
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Show more- Vision, binocular See: Binocular vision
- Genitalia, male See: Male genitalia
- Parkinson disease genetics See: Parkinson disease gene
- Perforation, nasal septum A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Blood pressure, high Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated blood pressure…
- Baroparesis Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing…
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Bicuspid valve One of the four valves of the heart, this valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle…
- Myopathy Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies…
- Polymerase, DNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- Single transverse palmar line Simian crease
- Pacing, diaphragm See: Diaphragm pacing