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Nerve, eighth cranial
The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and it is also pertinent to balance, to the body position sense. Problems with the vestibulocochlear nerve may…
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- Patent (adjective) Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to…
- Mechanical ventilation Use of a machine called a ventilator or respirator to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the…
- Gonadotropin, human chorionic See: Human chorionic gonadotropin
- Jugular vein The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward…
- Stricture, esophagus, acute A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…
- BUN Blood urea nitrogen. A measure primarily of the urea level in blood. Urea is cleared by the kidney and…
- AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) The professional organization of American orthopaedists. Literally, the practice of child straightening…
- Subglottis The lower part of the larynx just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea, which takes air to…
- Urticaria pigmentosa The most common form of mastocytosis consisting of small aggregations of mast cells within characteristic…
- Colorectal adenomatous polyposis, recessive Autosomal recessive form of colorectal adenomatous polyposis, See: MYH