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Gullet
The esophagus. The words esophagus and gullet differ in origin. Esophagus comes from the Greek whereas gullet is a diminutive of the Latin gula meaning throat. The idea was that the esophagus, being narrower than the throat, was the little…
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- Exhibitionism Ashing'): Exhibitionism is characterized by intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors…
- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- Hemiplegia, alternating See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Femoral Having to do with the femur or, less often, the thigh. As in the femoral head (the head of the femur), the…
- Pathophysiology Deranged function in an individual or an organ that is due to a disease. A pathophysiologic alteration is a…
- Syndrome, Launois-Bensaude A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Dystrophia brevicollis congenita See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Uniparous 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time…
- Palmar Pertaining to the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The ancient Romans used the word 'palma' for the…
- Fibulin 5 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Zoophilia A sexual disorder involving an erotic attraction to animals or an abnormal desire to have sexual contact with…