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| the brain, including the cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata, pons, diencephalon, and midbrain |
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| (also EEG); a tracing/record of the electrical activity of the brain |
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| encephalitis that is accompanied by infection and inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| the middle layer of the walls of the heart, composed of cardiac muscle |
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| = the connective tissue sheath of a nerve |
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| = a delicate connective tissue sheath that surrounds nerve fibers within a fascicle |
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| = the endothelial membrane that lines the chambers of the heart and is continuous with the lining of blood vessels |
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| = 1. The state of a body or any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and normal |
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| = the steady, partial (incomplete) contraction of muscle |
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| = a condition characterized by muscle spasms of the eyelids, which manifests as either increased blinking/winking, or general twitching/fluttering of the eyelids, as seen in patients with conditions like Tourette’s syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. |
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| = to draw toward the main axis of the |
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| an involuntary sudden movement or muscle contraction that occurs as a result of some irritant or trauma. Spasms may be either tonic or clonic, and may involve either visceral or skeletal muscle. |
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| = (also Neurolemma); the thin membranous outer covering surrounding the sheath of myelinated nerve fibers or of the axis cylinder of non-myelinated nerve fibers |
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| = the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood |
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| =1. Sustained muscular contraction caused by a series of nerve repeated nerve stimuli, resulting in a sustained/continuous contraction of muscle |
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| = 1. Pertaining to or producing tetanus. 2. Any agent/substance which produces tetanic spasms. |
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| = (also Antispasmodic) 1. An agent/substance that arrests/relieves muscle spasms. 2. The act of arresting/relieving muscle spasms. |
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| = a severe, whole-body allergic reaction to an allergen, such as bee sting venom; initial exposure to the substance sensitizes the person to it, then later exposure results in a potentially life-threatening allergic response |
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| = the observance of rules necessary to prevent disease |
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| = 1. Any agent or regimen that contributes to the prevention of infection and disease |
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| = any agent that causes fever |
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| = (also heartburn); substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juices into the esophagus |
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| any agent that causes the formation of pus |
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| = forming or containing pus |
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| feverish, pertaining to fever |
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1. Preventing the formation of pus.
2. Any agent/substance which prevents the formation of pus. |
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| A form of septicemia due to the presence of pus-forming organisms in the blood, manifested by the formation of multiple abscesses of a metastatic nature |
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| Any acute, inflammatory, purulent, bacterial dermatitis |
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| A systemic inflammatory response to infection, in which there is either fever or hypothermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, and evidence of inadequate blood flow to internal organs. |
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1. Pertaining to antisepsis.
2. An agent, such as antibacterial soap, which is capable of producing antisepsis (the prevention of sepsis by preventing or inhibiting the growth of causative microorganisms). |
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| Pertaining to asepsis (a condition free from germs, infection, and any form of life). Aseptic technique is a method used during surgery to prevent contamination of the wound and the operative site, in which all instruments used are sterilized, and all physicians and nurses where sterile protective clothing and gloves. |
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