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Collateral knee ligament, medial
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength…
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- Hyperactivity A higher than normal level of activity. An organ can be described as hyperactive if it is more active than…
- Rubella syndrome The constellation of abnormalities caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) virus before birth…
- Situs inversus totalis A condition in which there is complete right to left reversal (transposition) of the thoracic and abdominal…
- Spine, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) A substance made by cells that stimulates new blood vessel formation, a mitogen for vascular endothelial…
- Attenuated FAP Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Vomiting in pregnancy, excess Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to…
- Hypodontia and nail dysgenesis A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth (hypodontia) and abnormalities of the nails…
- Pachy- (prefix) Thick. As in pachydactyly (thick fingers), pachydermatous (thick fingers) and pachyonychia (thick nails)…
- Enteropathy Any pathology (disease) of the intestine.