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Tube, Eustachian
The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of the Eustachian tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle ear inflammation…
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Show more- Maculopathy Any pathologic condition or disease of the macula, the small spot in the retina where vision is keenest. Also…
- MB ChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. See: MBChB
- Rigor A word with two different but related meanings in medicine:1. A chill, usually with shivering, as at the…
- Menangle virus A virus that causes a disease first found in a piggery near Sydney, Australia in 1997. The virus was highly…
- Anteroposterior (AP) In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Alarm clock headache A relatively rare form of headache in which the patient is awakened from sleep at the same time every night…
- Smoke, second-hand Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking…
- Osteoblast A cell that makes bone. It does so by producing a matrix that then becomes mineralized. Bone mass is…
- Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) A separate housing arrangement within a single-family home. The ADU is defined by Medicare as a…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- BIA Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Lacrimal gland A small almond-shaped structure that produces tears. The lacrimal gland is located just above the outer…