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Saccade
Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be divided into two distinct groups: the major saccades that are easily observed with the naked eye and the minor saccades that are…
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Show more- GI tract Short for gastrointestinal tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Scullcap See: Scutellaria barbata
- PI In medecine, not a private investigator but a principal investigator, the person who directs a research…
- Iniencephaly A rare neural tube defect that combines extreme retroflexion (backward bending) of the head with severe…
- Mammogram, screening See: Screening mammogram
- Acute kidney failure See: Acute renal failure
- Subscapular Under the scapula, like the subscapularis muscle, which originates beneath the scapula.
- System, parasympathetic nervous A part of nervous system that slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes…
- Stool The solid matter discharged in a bowel movement
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- Expulsion, stage of The part of labor from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal…
- Photic sneeze reflex A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…