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Iliopsoas muscle
The upper part of the bony pelvis which forms the receptacle for the head of the femur at the hip joint. The word "ilium" is the Medieval Latin term for the hip bone. The adjective is iliac. "Ilium" is not to be confused with the ileum…
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- Beard The hair that normally grows on the male face after puberty. Testosterone, the most potent of the naturally…
- Carboxyhemoglobin Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much…
- Asthmatic 1. Pertaining to asthma as, for example, asthmatic bronchitis.2. A person with asthma
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