Accessory Nerve
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D000055 |
[The 11th cranial nerve which originates from NEURONS in the MEDULLA and in the CERVICAL SPINAL CORD. It has a cranial root, which joins the VAGUS NERVE (10th cranial) and sends motor fibers to the muscles of the LARYNX, and a spinal root, which sends motor fibers to the TRAPEZIUS and the sternocleidomastoid muscles.
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Accessory Nerve Diseases
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D020436 |
[Diseases of the eleventh cranial (spinal accessory) nerve. This nerve originates from motor neurons in the lower medulla (accessory portion of nerve) and upper spinal cord (spinal portion of nerve). The two components of the nerve join and exit the skull via the jugular foramen, innervating the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, which become weak or paralyzed if the nerve is injured. The nerve is commonly involved in MOTOR NEURON DISEASE, and may be injured by trauma to the posterior triangle of the neck.
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Accessory Nerve Injuries
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D061227 |
[Traumatic injuries to the ACCESSORY NERVE. Damage to the nerve may produce weakness in head rotation and shoulder elevation.
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Accident Prevention
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D000056 |
[Efforts and designs to reduce the incidence of unexpected undesirable events in various environments and situations.
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Accident Proneness
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D000057 |
[Tendency toward involvement in accidents. Implies certain personality characteristics which predispose to accidents.
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Accidental Falls
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D000058 |
[Falls due to slipping or tripping which may result in injury.
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Accidental Injuries
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D000081084 |
[Injuries resulting from events or circumstances that are unforeseen, unplanned, unanticipated, and without premeditation.
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Accidents
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D000059 |
[Unexpected and unintentional events, typically resulting in ACCIDENTAL INJURIES.
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Accidents, Aviation
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D000060 |
[Unanticipated events associated with AIRCRAFT.
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Accidents, Home
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D000061 |
[ACCIDENTS which occur within the home.
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Accidents, Occupational
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D000062 |
[Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of work-related activities.
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Accidents, Traffic
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D000063 |
[Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles.
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Acclimatization
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D000064 |
[Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old.
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Accommodation, Ocular
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D000065 |
[Adjustment of lens to distance.
, The dioptric adjustment of the EYE (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. Ocular accommodation is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the CRYSTALLINE LENS. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for VISION, OCULAR at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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Account Book
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D019479 |
[Book in which personal or commercial accounts of financial transactions are recorded. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Accountable Care Organizations
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D060866 |
[Organizations of health care providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program who are assigned to it. Assigned means those beneficiaries for whom the professionals in the organization provide the bulk of primary care services. (www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/Accountable CareOrganization.pdf accessed 03/16/2011)
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Accounting
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D000066 |
[System of recording financial transactions.
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Accounts Payable and Receivable
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D000067 |
[Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions.
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Accreditation
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D000068 |
[Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.
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Acculturation
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D000069 |
[Process of cultural change in which one group or members of a group assimilate various cultural patterns from another.
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