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Cord, spinal
See: Spinal cord
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- Quadriceps stretch An exercise to stretch the quadriceps muscle, the large muscle in the front of the thigh. To do this…
- Immune Protected against infection. The Latin immunis means free, exempt.
- Concussion of the brain A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or spinning. A brain concussion can…
- Locus The place, in Latin.. In genetics, a locus is the place a gene occupies on a chromosome. One locus, two loci
- Stenosis, aortic Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. This narrowing…
- Choanae The plural of choana
- Organs of reproduction, male >The male external genitalia -- the penis, the male urethra, and the scrotum; and >The male internal…
- In vivo In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Orbit In medicine, the bony cavity in which the eyeball sits together with its associated muscles, blood vessels…
- Bone marrow transplantation See: Bone marrow transplant
- Bicuspid Having two flaps or cusps. The heart valve that is called the bicuspid valve is located between the left…