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Fibula
The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The other bone in the lower leg is the tibia.) The fibula is not weight bearing. It articulates (comes together to form a joint) with the…
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- Grief, public See: Public mourning
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- Risk factor Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease
- Oligopeptide A molecule composed of a few amino acids linked to one another. Oligo- means a few
- Bradykinesia Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- Shinbone The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shinbone is anatomically…
- Ab ovo Latin expression for 'from the beginning.' Ab ovo literally means 'from the egg.
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- Syndrome, Churg-Strauss See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Night blindness Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…