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Artificial knee
A replacement for the human knee. An artificial knee typically has a metal shell on the end of the thigh bone (the femur), a metal and plastic trough on the shin bone (the tibia), and sometimes a plastic button in the kneecap (the…
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- Reduviid bug A winged insect. Reduviids include kissing bugs which transmit Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
- Test, child development A test of the status of a newborn, an infant or young child as regards their developmental progress. One of…
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders Stroke (NINDS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS's mission is to 'support and…
- Genome, cholera See: Cholera genome
- Somatic cell nuclear transfer The transfer of the nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg from which the nucleus has been removed
- Complete hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy.
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Mutation, acquired See: Acquired mutation.
- Kleine-Levin syndrome A rare condition characterized by excessive need for sleep, food, and sexual disinhibition. Most people with…
- Dopamine An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of…
- Medical geography An important 'new' area of health research that is a hybrid between geography and medicine dealing with the…