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KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accouchement Accouchement refers to the delivery of a baby. 
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KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accommodative insufficiency Accommodative insufficiency is reduced ability of the eye to focus on near objects. It may occur with ageing or as a result of injury, illness, or medication.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accommodation reflex The accommodation reflex occurs when focusing on a near object. The lens becomes more convex, the pupils constrict, and the eyes turn inward to maintain clear vision.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accommodation Accommodation is the process by which the eye adjusts the shape of its lens to focus on objects at different distances. Relaxation of the ciliary muscle flattens the lens for distant vision, while contraction allows the lens to become more rounded for near vision.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accident An accident is a traumatic event causing injury to any part of the body. In medical settings, accidents are managed within emergency care services.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accessory pathway An accessory pathway is an additional electrical conduction route between the atria and ventricles of the heart. It can predispose individuals to re-entry tachycardia and may produce a delta wave on an ECG, characteristic of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accessory nerve (spinal accessory nerve) The accessory nerve is the eleventh cranial nerve (XI). Its cranial root contributes to nerves supplying the laryngeal muscles, while its spinal root supplies the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles, enabling movements of the head and shoulders.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - accessory muscles Accessory muscles are additional muscles of the chest wall and shoulder girdle that assist breathing during respiratory distress. Their use indicates increased effort in breathing, such as in asthma or airway obstruction.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - acceptor In biochemistry, an acceptor is a substance that facilitates oxidation by accepting hydrogen ions from another molecule, thereby enabling metabolic reactions to proceed.  KembaraXtra - Medical Terms - acatalasia Acatalasia is a rare inherited deficiency of the enzyme catalase. It can lead to recurrent infections of the gums and mouth, particularly gingivitis. Two forms are recognized: the Japanese type (Takahara disease) and the Swiss type, which may produce no symptoms.  |
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