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Bursitis, knee
Inflammation of a bursa of the knee joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are three major bursae of the knee. Bursitis is usually not…
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- Elbow, arthritis of the Inflammation (arthritis) of the elbow joint can be due to many systemic forms of arthritis, including…
- Quasi- Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
- Selfish operon A hypothesis according to which the clustering of genes and their subsequent organization into operons is…
- Missense mutation Mutation: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which results in the…
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- Sclerosis Localized hardening of skin
- Vestibular system A system in the body that is responsible for maintaining balance, posture, and the body's orientation in…
- Pathological hoarding Excessive hoarding of material goods, a condition that affects up to 40% of people with obsessive compulsive…
- Toenail A toenail is produced by living skin cells in the toe. A toenail consists of several parts including the nail…
- Syndrome, dengue shock A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…