A tube used either to drain fluid from the body or to introduce fluid into the body.

a spray of nerve roots that descend from the lower spinal cord.

An abnormal collection of blood vessels.

The formation of a blood clot within the cavity at the base of the brain which drains deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the heart.

congestive cardiac failure

The basic unit of all living organisms.

A bacterial infection of the skin and the tissues beneath it, usually affecting the face, neck or legs.

Relating to the cerebellum of the brain.

The part of the brain that regulates muscle tone and balance.

Relating to the brain.

Bleeding within the brain due to a ruptured blood vessel.

A disorder of posture and movement resulting from damage to a child's developing brain before, during or immediately after birth.

Deterioration of brain cells and the area of the retina responsible for seeing fine detail.

The fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Abbreviated to CSF.

Impairment of the blood supply to the brain, which may lead to CVA (stroke) or TIA.

Relating either to the cervix (the neck of the womb) or to the cervical vertebrae in the neck (cervical spine).

Swelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes in the neck.

A benign condition where the cells of the cervix are columnar rather than flat.

Abnormal changes in the cervix of the uterus that may resolve spontaneously, or may progress to cervical cancer.

An extra rib present at the top of the neck, arising from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is a congenital anomaly present in less than one in a hundred people, most often just on one side but sometimes on both

Wear-and-tear damage to the neck vertebrae, leading to pain, stiffness and sometimes other symptoms

Inflammation of the cervix, usually due to an infection.

Any neck-like structure; most commonly refers to the neck of the uterus.

A parasitic disease of the tropics