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Jugular vein
The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most of the blood from the outside of the skull and the deep parts of the face. It…
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- Quiescent Marked by a state of inactivity, repose, or tranquillity. For example, a quiescent stem cell is a stem cell…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Sturge-Weber syndrome A congenital, but not inherited, disorder that affects the skin, the neurological system, and sometimes the…
- Fissure A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature…
- Tocus Labor, childbirth. Directly from the Greek 'tokos' meaning childbirth
- DNA sequence The precise ordering of the bases (A,T,G,C) from which the DNA is composed. DNA sequencing involves…
- Jackson-Pratt drain See: JP drain
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Laser, argon See: Argon laser
- Disease, Addison Long-term underfunction of the outer portion of the adrenal gland. In medical terms, chronic insufficiency of…
- Kiddie cam A camcorder (a video camera and video recorder in one unit) that displays a live feed so that parents can…