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Cripple
1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically outmoded and politically incorrect term. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'creopan' meaning 'to creep.' Someone who was crippled, as from…
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- Yolk sac Not all yolk has to do with birds' eggs. Human embryos have a yolk sac, too. The human yolk sac is a membrane…
- Gene mapping The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the…
- Marburg virus An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes, skeleton, and…
- Nocturia Excessive urinating at night.
- Achilles tendon A tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is one of the…
- Altitude sickness >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- Carbohydrates Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as…
- Retroposition 1. Simple backward displacement of a structure or organ such as the uterus.2. In genetics, the integration of…
- Crossover study A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. With this type…
- Valve, aortic One of the four valves in the heart, this valve is situated at exit of the left ventricle of the heart where…
- SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome. A severe form of pneumonia which appeared in outbreaks in 2003. See…