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Joint, acetabular
The hip joint by another name. The acetabulum is the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. It is a key feature of the pelvic anatomy. The head (upper end) of the femur (the thighbone) fits right into the acetabulum, articulates with it, and…
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- Craniopagus parasiticus Conjoined twins joined at the head (craniopagus) in which a rudimentary head (with little or no body) is…
- Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though…
- Colonoscope A flexible, lighted instrument used to view the inside of the colon.
- Leaded gasoline See: Tetraethyl lead
- Negative calorie diet The Negative calorie diet is a weight loss concept based upon the premise that consumption of foods with a…
- Labile Labile: Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled…
- Outlet, gastric See: Gastric outlet
- Undulant fever An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers…
- Phototherapy Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be 'put under the lights.'
- Diabetes, non-insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- White coat hypertension A transient increase in blood pressure (hypertension) triggered by the sight of medical personnel in white…