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AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita)
AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is evident at birth (congenital) and involves limited mobility of many (multiple) joints. In AMC, the range of motion of the joints in the…
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Show more- Flu, stomach So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes…
- Missense mutation Mutation: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which results in the…
- Supernumerary placenta A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Medication 1. A drug or medicine. 2. The administration of a drug or medicine. (Note that 'medication' does not have the…
- Capsule of Glisson See Glisson's capsule
- Gland of internal secretion See: Endocrine gland
- Thymus gland See: Thymus
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), best known on the street as 'Ecstacy.' An illicit drug, considered…
- Qualitative Having to do with quality. In contrast to quantitative (which pertains to quantity, the amount)
- Tenth cranial nerve The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Dilatation and curettage Dilatation and curettage: A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the…
- Spots, Brushfield's Speckled iris. Little white spots that slightly elevated on the surface of the iris and are arranged in a…