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Neck pain
Neck pain: Neck pain is the sensation of discomfort in the neck area. Neck pain can result from disorders of any of the structures in the neck, including the cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs, nerves, muscles, blood vessels…
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Show more- Berserk Frenzied, enraged. From the Norse berserkr, one of the old Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy
- Short arm of a chromosome The short arm of a human chromosome is symbolized by convention as 'p'. The 'p' comes from the French 'petit'…
- Thigh The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone…
- ASL American Sign Language
- ET Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine
- Septum, atrial The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Plegia Suffix meaning paralysis or a stroke. As in cardioplegia (paralysis of the heart), hemiplegia (paralysis of…
- Sense, balance Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: >…
- Antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Colorectal polyp A polyp (a fleshy growth) on the inside lining of the colon or rectum. For more information, see: Colon polyp
- Fiber Fiber: The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or…
- Pathogen inactivation A process designed to eliminate most pathogens -- viruses, bacteria and fungi -- from water, air or donated…