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Cerebral vascular disease
See: Cerebrovascular disease
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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…
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) The joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the temporal bone of the skull. It is one of the most…
- Pap test, ThinPrep A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Dyspeptic Pertaining to dyspepsia, a term that is probably more often encountered today in advertising than in…
- Hunter syndrome A genetic metabolic disorder that arises from deficiency of the enzyme iduronate sulfatase, resulting in…
- Phenylketonuria, maternal See Maternal phenylketonuria
- Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Memory, recent Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing…
- Stress echocardiography Stress echocardiography: A supplement to the routine exercise cardiac stress test. During stress…
- Erythrocyte A cell that contains hemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The…