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Breast bone
Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The sternum consists of three portions: the manubrium (the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone), the…
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- HHV-3 Human herpesvirus 3. See herpes zoster.
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- Casting, serial The use of successive casts to reshape deformed or spastic limbs
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- Phlebotomist A person who draws blood.
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- Xerophthalmia Dry eyes. Xerophthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases such as Sjogren' s syndrome, systemic lupus…