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Juxtaposition
The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaposition is thus the act of placing two or more things side by side or the state of being so placed. To lose a pair of juxtaposed teeth is to lose teeth…
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- Louise Brown See: Brown, Louise.
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- Sprain, metatarsophalangeal joint See: Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain
- Sac, amniotic Amniotic sac
- TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Perichondroma A tumor arising from the perichondrium, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely…
- Parkinson, James (1755-1824) English physician and paleontologist who gave a classic account in 1817 of a chronic, slowly…
- Amylase An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of starches. Elevation of…
- Heel spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the…
- NIEHS Stands for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Macroglossia Enlarged tongue. Macroglossia is sometimes said to be associated with Down syndrome, but in that disorder the…