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A congenital deformity in which the head is inapparent.  

Inflammation of a crypt or follicle.  

Subconscious awareness of facts or occurrences other than through the senses or rational thinking, such as through intuition or alleged clairvoyance.  

A small cation released from intestinal crypts, apparently as a defense against infection with enteric bacteria. It is part of the innate immune response. Cryptdins destroy bacteria by punching holes in their cell membranes.  

An irregular excavation on the anterior surface of the iris near the pupillary and ciliary margins.  

Able to tolerate very low temperatures.  

The destruction of a portion of the brain with a hypothermic probe. This procedure is used, rarely, to treat parkinsonism and other movement disorders.  

The portion of fresh frozen plasma that remains after the removal of cryoprecipitate. It contains very low levels of factor VIII, fibrinogen, and von Willebrand’s factor.  

A technique used to reduce muscle spasm by combining cold applications to produce numbness with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. The body part is numbed using an ice pack and then exercised using proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. The ice application and exercise are repeated, to stretch and fatigue the involved muscle group,