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Cross-shaped. "Cruciate" comes from the Latin "crux" which means "cross". (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the…
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- Lunule 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…
- Mean cell hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a…
- Morphine A powerful narcotic agent with strong analgesic (painkilling) action and other significant effects on the…
- PCO disease >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…
- Clinical trial See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical…
- Nail dysgenesis and hypodontia A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the nails (nail dysgenesis) and the absence of several…
- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Interventional radiology (IR) Rventional radiologists employ image guidance methods to gain access to the deep interstices of most organs…
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3
- Bone cancer Bone cancer: A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer, one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not…