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Ligaments, knee
Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability to the joint. Four ligaments connect the femur (the bone in the thigh) with the tibia (the larger bone in the lower leg): > >The…
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- White cell differential, automated A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes…
- MI A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause…
- Hyperlipidemia High lipid (fat) levels in the blood.
- Phenylalanine An essential amino acid. (The human body cannot make it so it is essential to the diet.) Phenylalanine that…
- Hidrotic Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form…
- Perinatal Pertaining to the period immediately before and after birth. The perinatal period is defined in diverse ways…
- Membranous glomerulonephritis See: Membranous nephropathy
- Paleostriatum A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The paleostriatum is specifically part of what is called the…
- Jaundice, hemolytic Jaundice, hemolytic: Jaundice caused by destruction of red blood cells. This can be an inborn condition…
- Amino acid One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…