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Pelvis, android
There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as…
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- Americium Symbol: Am. A man-made metallic element whose isotopes Am-237 through Am-246 are all radioactive. Americium…
- Brachial paralysis See: Brachial plexus palsy
- MPS Abbreviation for mucopolysaccharidosis
- Treadmill, exercise Exercise on a treadmill, a machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward. A treadmill…
- Peri-appendiceal See: Periappendiceal
- United States Pharmacopeia Abbreviated USP. A publication, established in 1820, that contains legally recognized standards of identity…
- AMS (atypical measles syndrome) Measles syndrome):An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and…
- Prostate A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the…
- Shingles pain Shingles pain: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one…
- Taint To poison, infect, or spoil
- Pediatric pyelonephritis Pediatric kidney infection. See: Urinary tract infection in children