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Spondylolisthesis
Forward movement of one of the building blocks (vertebrae) of the spine in relation to an adjacent vertebra. Spondylolisthesis differs in children and adults. In children it is usually of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5) over the body of the…
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- Facial nerve paralysis Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Acute pain Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time. As opposed to chronic pain
- Shock, spinal Shock caused by injury to the spinal cord
- Secondary atelectasis Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest…
- Osteogenesis The production of bone
- Physician A physician is a person trained in the art of healing. In reality, contemporary physicians express their…
- Disease, fifth See Gaucher disease, type 1.
- Pain, elbow Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment…
- Scrofulous 1. Literally, relating to scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck). 2…
- Histiocytosis, malignant Histiocytosis in which the histiocytes actually become cancerous. Treatment is by radiation and chemotherapy…
- Peromyscus maniculatus See: Deer mouse