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- Myoclonus A condition of abnormal contraction of muscles or portions of muscles.
- Dilation, pupil This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Rickettsioses of the eastern hemisphere, tick-born There are 3 known diseases caused by infection with rickettsial agents. They are North Asian tick-borne…
- Inheritance, mendelian The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- Premature ventricular contraction PVC. A contraction of the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, which occur earlier than usual…
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…
- Epididymitis Inflammation of the epididymis, a structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The…
- Dura mater Literally, hard mother (in Latin). The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes…
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…