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Lower leg
The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long bones. The larger of these two bones is the tibia, the smaller one the fibula. The tibia is familiarly known as the shinbone. 'Tibia'…
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- Wasp sting A sting from a wasp, like that of other large stinging insects such as bees, hornets and yellow jackets…
- Clinical depression Depression that meets the DSM-IV criteria for a depressive disorder. The term is usually used to denote…
- Test, radionucleide stress Stress: This procedure involves injecting a radioactive isotope (typically thallium or cardiolyte) into the…
- Angiitis, allergic granulomatous See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Vulvar Pertaining to the vulva, the female external genitalia including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris…
- Xeric Characterized by a scanty supply of moisture (or tolerating or adapted to dry conditions). The word 'xeric'…
- Long-term memory A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…
- Radiograph A film with an image of body tissues that was produced when the body was placed adjacent to the film while…