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Acetabular labrum
Acetabular labrum: A ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) that runs around the acetabulum (cup) of the hip joint and increases its depth. The head of the femur (the bone in the thigh) fits in the acetabulum. The labrum deepens this…
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Show more- Amino acid, branched-chain One of the amino acids that has a branch chain, namely, Leucine, isoleucine, and valine
- Agenesis Lack of development of something. For example, agenesis of a toe means that toe failed to form.
- Trichotillomania Compulsive hair pulling. A disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes…
- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Arrhythmias, rapid Abnormally rapid heart rhythms, medically termed tachycardia
- Isochromosome 17q An abnormal chromosome 17 with two identical long (q) arms due to duplication of the long arm and loss of the…
- Trypanosoma cruzi The parasitic microorganism that causes Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
- Gene The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…
- Chicken genome The genome of the Red Jungle Fowl, Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens, comprising about 1…
- Spit 1. As a noun: Popular term for sputum.2. As a verb: To eject sputum; to expectorate.See: Sputum
- Dacryo- A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a…
- Desert fever A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…