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Sense, balance
Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: > >The inner ears (also called the labyrinth) monitor the directions of motion, such as turning or forward-backward, side-to-side, and…
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- Elbow bursitis Elbow bursitis: At the tip of the elbow (the olecranon area), there is a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that…
- Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted…
- Cholesterol ester transfer protein A protein that helps regulate the size of cholesterol particles and influence the process of atherogenesis…
- Lymphangitis The red streaking and gland (lymph node) swelling in the area of an injury especially on the extremities. It…
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Ventricle, cerebral One of a system of four communicating cavities within the brain that are continuous with the central canal of…
- Syndrome, trisomy 13 Condition with three rather than the normal two chromosomes #13. Children born with this syndrome have…
- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…
- Family, nuclear See: Nuclear family
- Epidemic hemorrhagic fever A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Low blood sugar A low blood level of the sugar glucose. Also called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is only significant when it is…