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Show more- Motor neuron A neuron that sends electrical output signals to muscle neurons. Also called a motoneuron
- Funnel chest (pectus excavatum) 'Caved-in' chest. Usually an unimportant isolated finding evident at birth. (Funnel chest can occasionally be…
- Fear of dogs An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Orthopedics The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). Orthopedics is how this field of…
- Recalcitrant Stubborn. For example, a recalcitrant case of pneumonia stubbornly resists treatment
- Underventilation See: Hypoventilation
- Systole, extra See: Extrasystole
- Supercilious Arrogant, haughty or disdainful. From the raising of an eyebrow ('supercilium' in Latin). Supercilious is an…
- P in population genetics The frequency of the more common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of…
- Angry Pertaining to anger, an emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and…
- Teleology The study of the ultimate purpose of the design of something in nature. For example, 'what is the true…
- Aortal Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New…