Category: I

Neuralgia without structural lesion or pressure from a lesion.  

The smaller of the two divisions of the facial nerve (CN VII).  

A nerve whose signals decrease the activity of target cells, organs, or tissues.  

A sensory nerve and branch of the nasociliary nerve (which is itself a branch of the ophthalmic division [CN VI] of the trigeminal nerve). The infratrochlear nerve receives sensation from the upper eyelid and the upper portion of the nose.  

A nerve emerging from the lumbar plexus and carrying axons mainly from spinal segment LI to the internal oblique and transverse abdominal muscles and to the skin of the lower abdomen.  

A form of glomerulonephritis in which immunoglobulin A molecules are deposited in the glomeruli. The disease, more common in boys than girls, may eventually cause renal failure in as many as 40% of patients. The cause is unknown.  

Abnormal cell growth that is found within epithelial cells but has not yet spread to neighboring, underlying, or distant tissues. Intraepithelial neoplasia is thought to be an early marker of some cancers, e.g., cancers of the breast, prostate, or uterine cervix.  

A surgical rod inserted into the intramedullary canal to act as an immobilization device to hold the two ends of a fractured long bone in position. A surgical rod inserted into the intramedullary canal to act as an immobilization device to hold the two ends of a fractured long bone in position.  

Growth of the nail edge into the soft tissue, causing inflammation and sometimes an abscess. Ingrown nails may be due to improper paring of the nails or pressure on a nail edge from improperly fitted shoes. In many cases, this condition may be prevented by cutting the nails straight across.  

Myxoma that develops in the interstitial connective tissue of the breasts.