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Prosthesis
An artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the palate, a hip, a knee or another joint, the leg, an arm, etc. A prosthesis is designed for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. A…
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Show more- Right atrium The right upper chamber of the heart. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the…
- Subluxation of the radial head See: Nursemaid's elbow
- MAP The commonly used term for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. MAP is an acronym derived from…
- SRY Sex region Y, a region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. SRY is necessary and…
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- Growth differentiation factor 8 Also called myostatin. See: Myostatin
- Orgasm The climax of coitus, consisting of a series of involuntary muscle contractions in the anus, lower pelvic…
- Rhythm method Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and periodic abstinence, this approach to…
- Incase A term once used to refer to the medical case of an inpatient
- HCV PCR HCV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are three types of HCV…
- Pancreatic insufficiency Not enough of the digestive enzymes normally secreted by the pancreas into the intestine. Pancreatic…
- Study, preclinical A study to test a drug, procedure or medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in support of…