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Amazia
A condition wherein the breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present. Amazia typically is a result of radiation or surgery. In amazia, the breast tissue (or what tissue was scheduled to develop into a breast at adolescence) was…
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- Evolution, biologic Biologic evolution was contrasted with cultural (social) evolution in 1968 by A.G. Motulsky who pointed out…
- Protein-losing enteropathy A condition in which there is excessive loss of plasma protein into the intestine. Protein-losing enteropathy…
- Leg, upper The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Arrhythmias, ventricular Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Pronator foot type A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…
- Entomology, medical See: Medical entomology
- Hardy-Weinberg law Basic concept in population genetics discovered independently in 1908 by the great English mathematician…
- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Birth rate The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…
- Kashin-Bek disease See: Kashin-Beck disease
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) A virus that infects 50-85% of adults in the US by age 40 and is also the virus most frequently transmitted…