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Vestibular neuronitis
Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, the nerve running to the vestibule. (The vestibule is in the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, it and the semicircular canals work with the brain to sense, maintain, and regain balance and…
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Show more- Porphyria A diverse group of diseases in which the production of heme is disrupted. Porphyria is derived from the Greek…
- Oogenesis The process of egg formation. The second 'o' in oogenesis is pronounced separately from the first…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Infection, Neisseria An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Gliadin A glycoprotein (a carbohydrate plus a protein) within gluten. Gliadin is found in wheat and some other…
- Brachmann-de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Cysticercus The larval form of any of the Taenia tapeworms. The plural is cysticerci. Infection with cysticerci is…
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- Arrector pili A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, the…
- Genomic library A collection of clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments representing the…
- Heart rate The number of heart beats per unit time, usually per minute. The heart rate is based on the number of…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2