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Osteosynthesis
A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins, rods, wires or screws. Osteosynthesis refers particularly to internal fixation of a fracture by such…
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Show more- Alimentary canal The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Leukemia, accelerated phase of Leukemia, accelerated phase of: Refers to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that is progressing. The number…
- Cell, beta (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Monaural Relating to one ear. Hearing aids may be monaural (for one ear) or binaural (for both ears). From monos…
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…
- Aortic valve One of the four valves in the heart, this valve is situated at exit of the left ventricle of the heart where…
- Forensic medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Q arm of a chromosome The long arm of a chromosome. All human chromosomes have 2 arms -- a short arm and a long arm -- that are…
- Polydactyly More than the normal number of fingers or toes. From the Greek 'polys' (many) + 'dactylos' (finger) = many…
- Muscle, teres minor >The teres minor muscle; >The infraspinatus muscle, which (like the teres minor) helps in the outward turning…
- Syndrome, Alstrom See: Alstrom syndrome