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- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Baker's yeast. The simplest single-cell organism that operates in a manner similar to a human cell and…
- Vomer A triangular bone in the nasal septum. The bone was so named because it was thought to look like a…
- Plaque, skin A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition…
- Angiography, fluorescein See: Von Willebrand disease.
- Unilateral Having, or relating to, one side. Unilateral is as opposed, for example, to bilateral (which means having, or…
- Presentation, breech Birth in which the buttocks present before the head
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Hobbit Nickname for the Flores man (Homo floresiensis). Derived from the fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien's…
- Nail cross furrows See: Beau's lines
- Tropical diabetes Diabetes mellitus associated with chronic malnutrition and, sometimes, chronic pancreatitis. Whether tropical…
- Tennis elbow A painful injury to the tendon that is attached to the outer part of the elbow due to repetitive twisting of…