circumventricular

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circumventricular [ser″kum-ven-trik´u-ler]

located around a ventricle, particularly in the brain.

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No references found			HIV and AIDS: The Circumventricular Organs (CVOs) are small brain regions in the walls of the 3rd and 4th Ventricles. Hypothesis Could the Culprit Behind the Auto-Immune Disease Epidemic ... by colleen darnell / Science and technology, general community Particular attention should be paid to lesions in circumventricular organs and the optic nerve head, since in both regions the blood-brain barrier is less tight than in other regions of the CNS, and AQP-4 is highly expressed at these sites. Anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica: how to prove ... by Bradl, M.; Lassmann, H. / The International MS Journal However, structures such as the area postrema, median eminence, portions of the hypothalamus, and other circumventricular organs that lie outside the blood-brain barrier play an integral role in the vomiting reflex. Vertigo and motion sickness. Part II: pharmacologic treatment by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			circumflex artery of thigh circumflex femoral vein circumflex humeral artery circumflex iliac artery circumflex iliac vein circumflex scapular artery circuminsular circumlental circumlocution circummarginate placenta circumoral circumoral pallor circumpulpal circumrenal circumscribed circumscribed abscess circumscribed abscess of bone circumscribed myxedema circumscribed pleurisy circumscribed scleroderma circumstantial homosexuality Circumstantial Speech circumstantiality circumvallate circumvallate papilla circumventricular circumventricular organ circumvolute Circus circus movement cirrh- cirrhogenous cirrhosis Cirrhosis of the liver cirrhous cirripede cirrus cirsectomy Cirsium arvense cirsoid cirsoid aneurysm cirsomphalos cis cis arrangement cis configuration cis face cis fatty acid cis position cis- cis-aconitic acid cis-active			circumvallated circumvallates circumvallates circumvallates circumvallating circumvallating circumvallating circumvallation circumvallation circumvallation circumvallation Circumvection circumvent circumvent circumvented circumvented circumventer circumventer circumventing circumventing circumvention circumvention Circumvention and Recovery circumvention of truth circumventions circumventions circumventive circumventive circumventor circumventor circumventricular circumventricular organ circumventricular organ Circumventricular organs circumvents circumvents Circumvest Circumvolant Circumvolation circumvolute circumvolute circumvolution circumvolutions circumvolve circumvolved circumvolves circumvolving Circumzenithal arc Circumzenithal arc Circunscrição Regional de Trânsito Circunscripción Electoral Municipal circus circus circus circus circus Circus (performing art) Circus (performing art) Circus (performing art) Circus (performing arts) Circus (performing arts)

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