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Serratus posterior superior
One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior superior originates from the spinous processes of two lower cervical and two upper thoracic vertebrae and it inserts into the lateral side of angles of the second…
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- Ambulance Although you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of the siren and the sight of the flashing lights of the…
- Tyr Tyrosine. See also: Amino acid symbols
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- Xeroradiograph A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xerogram. From the Greek 'xeros'…
- Escherichia coli Full term for E. coli, the colon bacillus.