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An observation stating that loss or destruction of tissue results in an excess of new tissue during repair.  

Any of several species of poisonous, bottom-dwelling fish of shallow salt waters, with dorsal and opercular spines that are used to inject a high molecular weight (100 kD) toxin into skin and soft tissue.  

Suffocation that results from compression of the chest between two firm surfaces. It is an occasional cause of sudden infant death syndrome, e.g., when an infant becomes lodged between a sleeping partner and a wall or mattress. It can also occur in adults, e.g., when they are trapped in collapsing buildings or between massive structures.…

A solid object with a broad base and two sides arising from the base to intersect each other and to form an acute angle opposite the base.  

A widely used intelligence test for children aged 5 to 16. The test is often used by professional testers or licensed psychologists to diagnose learning disabilities. It consists of two scales: one assesses language skills; the other, visual and motor skills.  

A commonly used intelligence test, designed to assess cognitive function in individuals over the age of 16. It consists of seven verbal and seven nonverbal (performance) subsections. Among other cognitive functions, it assesses vocabulary, verbal comprehension, verbal reasoning, short-term memory, arithmetic skills, problem solving, visual perception, logic, and visual-motor coordination.  

A test for unilateral deafness. A vibrating tuning fork held against the midline of the top of the head is perceived as being so located by those with equal hearing ability in the ears; to persons with unilateral conductive-type deafness, the sound will be perceived as being more pronounced on the diseased side; in persons…

Paralysis of the oculomotor nerve on one side with contralateral spastic hemiplegia. It is caused by a lesion of the crus cerebri. A medical condition where there is paralysis of the third cranial nerve on the same side as a brain lesion, along with paralysis of the arm and leg on the opposite side of…