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Sympathetic inflammation of the choroid due to pyemia or metastasis.  

A cooking oil of medium-chain triglycerides, used therapeutically as a source of calories and fatty acids (especially in patients with long-chain and very long-chain fatty acid metabolism disorders). These triglycerides are more readily absorbed from the gut than are most long-chain triglycerides.  

Having a body mass index >40. Morbid obesity is also known as “severe” obesity.  

Nystagmus occurring in those who work in comparative darkness for long periods. A condition observed in coal miners where the eyes continuously move.  

The mass of the atom of a specific isotope relative to the mass of hydrogen. In general, this number is equal to the total of the protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus of that specific isotope. The count of protons and neutrons contained within the nucleus, also known as the atomic weight or atomic…

A column of neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem, and thalamus affecting local reflex activity, muscle tone, and wakefulness.  

A nucleus in the medulla oblongata near the first margin of the superior part of the fourth ventricle. It gives rise to the motor fibers of the trigeminal nerve, which innervates the muscles of mastication, tensor tympani, tensor palatini, and the anterior digastric muscle.  

A nucleus giving rise to the motor fibers of a nerve.  

A nucleus that divides into two or more parts to form daughter nuclei.  

The only site of primary sensory neurons within the central nervous system; it carries proprioceptive impulses from the trigeminal nerve.