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Labrose
In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of a bone. The term labrum is used in anatomy to designate a lip, edge, or brim. Plural: labra. The glenoid labrum is a ring of…
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- Random mating Totally haphazard mating with no regard to the genetic makeup (genotype) of the mate so that any sperm has an…
- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones
- Reading frame, open See: Open reading frame
- Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- Syndrome, patellofemoral (PFS) The commonest cause of chronic knee pain, PFS characteristically causes vague discomfort of the inner knee…
- Morton disease See: Morton's neuroma
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Gamma globulin A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common antibodies circulating…
- Spot, histo See: Histo spot
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…