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Dystocia, placental
See: Placental dystocia
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- Tendon, patellar See: Patellar tendon
- Acquired Anything that is not present at birth but develops some time later. In medicine, the word 'acquired' implies…
- Erosion An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion…
- Pronation A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Neurotoxin A substance that causes damage to nerves or nerve tissue. For example, lead is a neurotoxin
- Cervical vertebra, second The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so-named because the uppermost cervical vertebra…
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- Clavus Synonymous with corns. The word 'clavus' is the Latin word for nail
- Nucleocapsid The genome + the protein coat of a virus. The nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) of the virus is its genome. The…
- Allogeneic Taken from different individuals of the same species. Two or more individuals are said to be allogeneic to…