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One of the nerves of sensation or motion. Any of the sensory and motor nerves which control skeletal muscles. A nerve that innervates somatic structures. These include skeletal muscle (motor nerves) and receptors in skin, joints, and skeletal muscle (sensory nerves).  

A type of depression characterized by sleep disturbances, significant fluctuations in weight or appetites, and a variety of other physical complaints that may be interpreted as being hypochondriacal.  

Cell damage.  

Anxiety that involves respiratory, gastrointestinal, and autonomic symptoms, psychological anxiety.  

The cells that make up the body, as contrasted the germ cells that are capable of reproducing the organism, somatic cells.  

A substance dissolved in another substance (the solvent). A solid substance which is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution. The substance that is dissolved in a solution. Solutes are solid substances that are dissolved in a liquid to form a solution. When introduced into a solvent, such as water, solutes disperse and merge…

A medical practice consisting of one physician in one office. Lawful practice of a health occupation as a self-employed individual. Solo practice is thus by definition private practice but is not necessarily general practice or fee-for-service practice (solo practitioners may be paid by capitation, although fee for service is far more common). Solo practice is…

Material generally occurring in a solid state and deemed useless. There are three general classes: 1. trash discarded by households and businesses, much of which is recyclable, and is usually dumped into landfills and covered with earth; 2. excrement eliminated through the large intestine, and 3. Hazardous waste, comprising solids containing materials toxic to life,…

Pertaining to the sole. A flat muscle which goes down the calf of the leg. Any of several superficial muscles of the lower leg. A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg, beneath the gastrocnemius muscle. The soleus flexes the foot, so that the toes point downward. Muscle that originates at the upper…

Morphine addiction stemming from the use of morphine during the American Civil War.