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Muscle, adductor
Any muscle that pulls a body part toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the legs toward the midline of the body so the legs are closer together. The word 'adductor' comes from the Latin prefix…
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Show more- HTLV-I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I, often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II…
- Unwell Not well or in good health, ailing, sick, indisposed. For example, 'I am well-nigh choked with the sulfurous…
- Interleukin-4 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells, resting T-cells, and activated B-cells…
- Syndrome, HELLP See: HELLP syndrome
- Mycobacterium leprae The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has…
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Familial polyposis of entire GI tract See: Juvenile polyposis
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Bone, sesamoid See Sesamoid bone
- Glomerular Pertaining to the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney that filters the blood to form urine
- Muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal A form of muscular dystrophy that begins in the muscles of the eyes and throat. It usually appears between…
- Embryonal carcinoma A malignant germ cell tumor that occurs most often in the testes and accounts for about 40% of testicular…