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The return of parts to a homogeneous state.  

Crossing of fibers of pyramids of the medulla oblongata from one pyramid to the other.  

A radiographic procedure, using the decubitus positions and the central ray of the x-ray beam placed horizontally, which aids in the demonstration of air-fluid levels.  

A state of general feebleness and decline that sometimes accompanies old age; weakness; infirmity.  

The period in the course of a febrile disease when the fever subsides.  

The characteristic posture of a patient with a lesion at or above the upper brainstem. The patient is rigidly still with arms flexed, fists clenched, and legs extended.  

One of two antigens released by Borrelia burgdorferi (the spirochete that causes Lyme disease). The antigen may be useful as a target for Lyme disease vaccination.  

A small proteoglycan that opposes the actions of transforming growth factor beta in connective tissues, especially in the response to inflammation, injury, or scarring.