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A breathing organ similar to the gill of a fish found in human embryos in the early stages of development.  

A tumour which grows in the brain. A brain tumour refers to an abnormal growth that develops within or on the brain. While not all brain tumours are cancerous, their presence is always a matter of concern due to the increased pressure they exert within the brain and the compression of adjacent brain regions. As…

An examination of the inside of the brain, made by passing X-rays through the head, using a scanner, and reconstituting the images on a computer monitor. Painless diagnostic procedure using radioactive isotopes to examine the brain and localize and identify possible lesions or other abnormalities. A scan of the brain after injection of radioactive material…

Referring to someone who has experienced brain damage.  

A system of writing using raised dots on the paper to indicate letters which a blind person can read by passing their fingers over the page. alphabet of raised dots that allows blind people to ‘read’. A system of raised dots used to represent letters, numbers, musical symbols, and the like, used to allow blind…

A frame of metal and cloth, used to support a patient [After Edward Hickling Bradford (1848-1926), US orthopaedic surgeon]. An oblong frame, about 7 x 3 ft (2.13 x 0.91 m), that allows patients with fractures or disease of the hip or spine to urinate and defecate without moving the spine or changing position. The…

A condition in which the skull is shorter than usual. Congenital malformation of the skull in which the skull is abnormally short and broad. Shortness of the skull, with a cephalic index of about 80.  

An arm, especially the upper arm between the elbow and the shoulder. The upper arm from shoulder to elbow.  

One of a pair of large veins on opposite sides of the neck that join to form the superior vena cava. Major blood vessel formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins that returns blood from the head and neck region. The right and left veins, each formed by the union of…

The largest branch of the arch of the aorta, which continues as the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries.