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Skin plaque
A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition, a skin plaque has a greater surface than its elevation above the skin surface: it is broader than it is high
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- Williams syndrome See: Circle of Willis.
- Enteric Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral
- QHC Qualified health claim
- Nerve palsy, laryngeal Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
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- Normal range By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…
- Tonotopy The spatial arrangement of where sound is perceived, transmitted, or received. There is tonotopy in the…