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Uvula
The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. Its name comes from the Latin word for 'grape,' uva. The…
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- Antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Syndrome, Bernard A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Placenta A temporary organ joining the mother and fetus, the placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother…
- Homozygous Possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent
- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Lateral 1. In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body…
- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Rib, fluctuating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Pavlov stomach A Pavlov pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (which is isolated from the rest of the…
- Candida albicans Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- French disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…