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Scapula
The shoulder blade (or 'wingbone'), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word 'scapula' (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural 'scapulae', the shoulder blades…
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Show more- Prostatic hypertrophy, benign Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of all medical…
- Syndrome, Ricker See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Glossal Of or pertaining to the tongue. Glossal is used as both an adjective and a compound word, as in hypoglossal…
- Alternate hemiplegia See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Oligodendroglioma A rare slow-growing type of brain tumor that begins in cells called oligodendrocytes, which provide support…
- Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome This syndrome is a form of what is called elephant nails from birth (pachyonychia congenita). The…
- Protein-calorie malnutrition Severe deficiency of protein + inadequate caloric intake = kwashiorkor.
- Facial muscle One of the 43 muscles in the human face. The facial muscles convey basic human emotions such as anger…
- Ortholog A gene in two or more species that has evolved from a common ancestor. Also called an orthologous gene
- Sciatic nerve The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve begins from nerve roots in the lumbar part of the spinal…
- Intravitreous In the vitreous, the fluid behind the lens in the eye. As in an intravitreous injection.
- MLVT Malattia leventinese