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Balance
A biological system that enables us to know where our bodies are in the environment and to maintain a desired position. Normal balance depends on information from the inner ear, other senses (such as sight and touch) and muscle movement…
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Show more- Kinetic With movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic. It means without movement. In neurology, kinetic and…
- Hypergraphia The driving compulsion to write; the overwhelming urge to write. Hypergraphia may compel someone to keep a…
- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
- Astigmatic Referring to astigmatism or a person with astigmatism, a common form of visual impairment in which part of an…
- Grand mal epilepsy See: Grand mal
- Walleye 1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns…
- Adductor muscle Any muscle that pulls a body part toward the midline. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the…
- Section, cross A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section
- Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy See: Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial
- Giardiasis Infection with Giardia lamblia
- Lacuna A small pit, cavity, defect or gap
- Stereotaxis Use of a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional pictures. This method can be used to…