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Nerves, cranial
Nerves that emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. Cranial nerves come directly from the brain through the skull. There are 12 cranial nerves each of which is…
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- Ab- Prefix meaning 'from, away from, off' as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body)…
- Ischium Bone making up the lower down back part of the pelvis
- Prostheses More than one prosthesis. See: Prosthesis
- Cal (Calorie) Italian-born American oncologist who was a leader in developing and testing drugs to treat Hodgkin's…
- Spinocerebellar ataxia Ataxia with malfunction of the cerebellum
- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Genome Database The Genome Database (GDB) is the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the…
- Keratosis, actinic A small rough spot on skin chronically exposed to the sun, precancerous, can develop into a skin cancer…
- Sample, random A group selected randomly, solely by chance
- Striatum Part of the basal ganglia of the brain. The basal ganglia are interconnected masses of gray matter located in…
- Allergic rhinitis Medical term for hay fever, a condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold. (Hay fever is a misnomer…