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Crotch
A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide. The word 'crotch' is thought to be related to the word 'crutch' since the first crutches were likely fashioned from the…
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- Isotope A form of a chemical element with the same atomic number as another element but having a different atomic…
- Insulin Insulin: A natural hormone made by the pancreas that controls the level of the sugar glucose in the blood…
- Plexus, brachial See: Brachial plexus
- Cancer, womb See: Uterine cancer
- YAC YAC stands for yeast artificial chromosome, a vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone…
- Toll-like receptor 4 TLR4. One in a family of receptors that provide critical links between immune stimulants produced by…
- Colitis, spastic A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…