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Nerve, oculomotor
The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve. (The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the cranium, the skull, as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column). The oculomotor nerve is responsible for the nerve…
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- HCV PCR HCV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are three types of HCV…
- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…
- PEG Stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without…
- Vital bodily function 1. An essential bodily function. 2. A key function for life. 3. A function required by most, if not all…
- Ventricular beat, premature See: Extrasystole
- Adenomyosis uteri Also known more succinctly as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o- sis), this is a common benign condition…
- Winter depression See: Tooth, wisdom.
- Lipodystrophy syndrome A disturbance of lipid (fat) metabolism that involves the partial or total absence of fat and often the…
- Ligate To tie or to tie off, as in to ligate an artery. From the Latin 'ligare' meaning 'to bind or tie.' Ligature…
- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…
- Warble A small hard nodule produced by the larva of a fly that has penetrated the skin. The warble can be…