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Neuroma, acoustic
A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells -- small sheet-like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help…
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Show more- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Bifid uvula The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft or split. Cleft…
- Paragonimiasis Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the…
- Physiology >Some physiological studies are concerned with processes that go on within cells such as phagocytosis, the…
- EPR Abbreviation for Electrophrenic respiration. Also known as diaphragm pacing. See: Diaphragm pacing
- C1 (cervical vertebra) C1 is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is…
- Modafinil Modafinil: An oral drug first approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of narcolepsy, a condition in…
- Charley horse A cramp in a muscle in the leg, usually caused by a strain or injury. A charley horse can last anywhere from…
- Suppurate To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun is suppuration…
- Disease nomenclature A system of classifying and naming diseases. The contemporary categories and codes for diseases are outlined…
- Macroglobulinemia A condition in which the blood contains high levels of large proteins and is too thick to flow through small…
- Schizophrenia Schizophrenia: One of several brain diseases whose symptoms that may include loss of personality (flat…