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Nerve, trigeminal
This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the muscles of mastication (chewing). Problems with the sensory part of the trigeminal nerve result in pain or loss of sensation in…
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- Detoxify To reduce or eliminate the toxicity of a substance or poison. To promote the recovery of a person from an…
- Edwards syndrome Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of…
- Pupil The opening of the iris. The pupil may appear to open (dilate) and close (constrict) but it is really the…
- Calcium channel blocker A drug that blocks the entry of calcium into the muscle cells of the heart and the arteries. It is the entry…
- MGy Abbreviation for milligray
- Psychologist, clinical A professional specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and…
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Progestin Any one of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Radial head subluxation See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…