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Cranial nerve, third
The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves. The oculomotor nerve…
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- Acinetobacter (Pronounced AH-sin-neto-bacter). A group of bacteria found in soil, water, and hospitals where they can cause…
- Lean body mass The mass of the body minus the fat (storage lipid). There are a number of methods for determining the lean…
- Syphilis test (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- Epilepsy (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times…
- Gonarthritis Inflammation of the knee joint
- Fistulize To form or make a fistula, an abnormal passageway. As, for example, fistulizing Crohn's disease
- Interventional radiologist A radiologist who uses image guidance methods to gain access to vessels and organs. Interventional…
- Bilateral pneumonia See: Pneumonia, bilateral
- Feet The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is…
- Pachyonychia congenita of the Jadassohn-Lewandowsk E: This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic features include…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology