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Medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength…
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- Breast fibroadenoma A common benign (not malignant) tumor of the breast. Usually called simply a fibroadenoma. For more…
- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Flood supplies kit A flood watch or warning. The steps to take in case a flood watch or warning has been issued include the…
- Antiinfective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Cox-2 inhibitor A type of drug that selectively blocks the enzyme cox-2 (cyclooxygenase-2). Blocking this enzyme impedes the…
- Memory, short-term A system for temporarily storing and managing information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such…
- Aldrin See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Syndrome, toxic shock A grave condition occurring predominantly in menstruating women using tampons, toxic shock is characterized…
- FBN1 The fibrillin 1 gene. This gene is mutated in Marfan syndrome, the MASS syndrome, and related disorders of…