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Shin splint
An inflammatory condition of the front part of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg) that results from overuse as, for example, from running too much on hard roads or sidewalks. Shin splints are due to injury to the tendon (called the…
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- Sinus bradycardia A regular but unusually slow heart beat (60 beats/minute or less at rest). Sinus bradycardia can be the…
- Right-handed The preferential use of the right hand for most fine manual tasks. Approximately 90% of the population is…
- Classic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Inhibin One of two hormones (designated inhibin-A and inhibin-B) secreted by the gonads (by Sertoli cells in the male…
- Paralysis, vocal cord Paralysis, vocal cord: Inability of one or both vocal folds (vocal cords) to move. The paralysis is usually…
- Extracranial hematoma A hematoma (a collection of blood) outside the cranium (skull)
- Association of American Medical Colleges The AAMC is a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools; the 16 accredited Canadian…
- Stem cell One of the human body's master cells, with the ability to grow into any one of the body's more than 200 cell…
- Epithelial basement corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Osteoclastoma A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…