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Glottis
The middle part of the larynx, the area where the vocal cords are located
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Show more- Vertebral artery A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Neuralgia, ciliary A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Nephrosis, lipoid See: Minimal change disease
- Exacerbate To make worse. For example, smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus
- ADU Accessory dwelling unit
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Syndrome, hemolytic uremic See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia See: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Mutation, missense Mutation, missense: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which…
- Desquamate To shed the outer layers of the skin. Although it may sound somewhat fishy, the word 'desquamate' comes from…
- Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct. From cholangi-, pertaining to a bile duct + -itis, inflammation. See also…