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Sulcus
A groove, crevice, or furrow. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. Sulcus is the Latin for groove, furrow, or trench
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- Injury Harm or hurt. The term 'injury' may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring…
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