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One of the arteries which connect the blood supply from each side of the brain, forming part of the circle of Willis.  

A wart which appears mainly on the hands.  

A white powder used to make food, especially meat, fish and vegetables, taste better. Sodium chloride, a vital ingredient utilized in culinary arts; the common salt promoted under diverse commercial labels, frequently sold in a cylindrical packaging.  

One of the veins draining the legs, pelvis and abdomen, which unite to form the inferior vena cava. Either of two veins that drain blood from the lower limb and lower abdomen. The two common iliac veins unite to form the inferior vena cava. Each iliac vein is formed in the pelvis by the union…

One of two arteries which branch from the aorta in the abdomen and in turn divide into the internal iliac artery, leading to the pelvis, and the external iliac artery, leading to the leg. Either of the pair of terminal branches of the abdominal aorta, each supplying blood to one side of the pelvis, abdominal…

A duct from the liver formed when the right and left hepatic ducts join.  

To arrange legally for someone to enter a mental health facility, perhaps without the person’s consent.  

In the UK, the independent inspection body for the National Health Service, with the role of helping to raise standards of patient care. It aims to identify where improvement is required and share good practice.  

A major operation to combat cancer of the face and neck. It involves the removal of facial features, which are later rebuilt.