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Bones of the head
There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6 auditory (ear) bones. > >The 8 cranial bones are the frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones…
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- Detox Short for detoxification, usually from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin. A detox center is…
- Angina Angina: Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. The chest pain of angina is…
- Barker, Horace Albert (1907-2000) American biochemist who, among other things, discovered the biologically active forms of vitamin…
- Masochism Pleasure from one's own pain. Masochism is considered a sexual disorder, or paraphilia. Named after the…
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Hyperplasia of the prostate, nodular See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Sumycin See: Tetracycline
- Intraductal carcinoma Also called ductal carcinoma in situ. See: DCIS
- Rosary pea See: Abrin
- Insular sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- Knee, housemaid's See: Housemaid's knee