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Memory, recent
Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension. Recent memory is…
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- TSC1 The tuberous sclerosis 1 gene. The product of the TSC1 gene is a protein called hamartin. This protein…
- Glycogen storage disease type V One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…
- Cancer, thyroid See: Thyroid cancer
- Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) Gas bubbles traveling and lodging (embolizing) in the arteries that supply the brain with blood (and oxygen)…
- Radioiodine An isotope of the chemical element iodine that is radioactive. Radioiodine is used in diagnostic tests as…
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Abuse, elder See: Elder abuse
- Thoracic Pertaining to the chest
- Anti-platelet agents Medications that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and clot
- Dummy In science experiments, a substance without any active ingredient, a placebo. In the UK, a pacifier: an…