Category: I

Incomplete or ineffective separation by the soft palate of the nasopharynx from the oropharynx, characterized by hypernasality and distortion of speech called whinolalia. This syndrome may be due to congenital or acquired defects of the palate.  

An inability of the ileocecal valve to stop the return of the feces from the colon to the ileum.  

Microscopic structures (made of a dense, occasionally infective core surrounded by an envelope) seen in the cytoplasm and nuclei of cells infected with some intracellular pathogens. Inclusion bodies are seen in cells infected with herpesviruses (especially cytomegalovirus), smallpox, lymphogranuloma venereum, psittacosis, and other organisms. An entity discovered inside body cells during viral infections, which can…

A device for measuring ocular diameter from vertical and horizontal lines.  

Leaning from the normal or from the vertical, as a tooth or the pelvis.  

The stimulus that sets off a reaction, disease, or incident. This passage alludes to the commonly misused designation for the root cause of a malady. In actuality, the phrase ought to pertain to an additional variable that propels the pathogenic influence of the initial cause.  

Cutting; having the power of cutting.  

The scheduling of follow-up screening examinations (e.g., mammograms) at predetermined intervals after an initial study.  

Pain that occurs as a result of a sudden, forceful, unanticipated, or unusual body movement or posture.  

A system designed to assist in the management and command of emergency operations such as natural disasters, civil disturbances, multiple casualty incidents, hazardous materials incidents, fires, and acts of terrorism. The key components to the system include finance, logistics, operations, and planning.