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Aortic insufficiency
Incomplete closure of the aortic valve resulting in aortic regurgitation, the return of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle of the heart
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- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Myelination The formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also known as myelinization
- Pseudoparalysis, spastic Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. CJD is believed to be due…
- Aetiology The study of the causes. For example, of a disorder. The word 'aetiology' is mainly used in medicine, where…
- Ophthalmic veins The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior…
- Cryostat A chamber that can maintain very low temperatures. Medical laboratories use a cryostat to preserve frozen…
- VBAC Vaginal Birth After Cesarian section. Although the abbreviation VBAC (pronounced VEE-back) does not appear in…
- Founder effect The positive effect on gene frequency when a population (a colony) has only a small number of original…
- Gorlin-Goltz syndrome See: Gorlin syndrome
- Torus fracture A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…