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Serratus posterior inferior
One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior inferior muscle originates, together with latissimus dorsi, from the spinous processes of two lower thoracic vertebrae and the two upper lumbar vertebrae and it…
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- Succenturiate placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Nerve, afferent A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Posteroanterior (PA) In anatomy, posteroanterior (PA) means from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken from…
- Necrosis, coagulation Tissue death due to clots in the bloodstream, which block the flow of blood to the affected area
- Ear, middle There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The middle…
- Syndrome, Aarskog See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Cascade A sequence of successive activation reactions involving enzymes (enzyme cascade) or hormones (hormone…
- Olivae The olives, twin structures in the brain