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Artery, pulmonary
See: Pulmonary artery
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- Tinea incognito Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been…
- Type 2 diabetes See Diabetes, type 2.
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…
- Narcotic 1. A drug that causes insensibility or stupor. A narcotic induces narcosis, from the Greek 'narke' for…
- Falciparum malaria Malaria: The most dangerous type of malaria. Red blood cells infected with the parasite tend to sludge and…
- Subscapularis muscle >The subscapularis muscle; >The supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving…
- Gland, adrenal One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
- Anticipation A remarkable phenomenon in which a genetic disease appears earlier appearance and with increased from with…