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Traction, orthopedic
The use of a system of weights and pulleys to gradually change the position of a bone. It may be used in cases of bone injury or congenital defect, to prevent scar tissue from building up in ways to limit movement, and to prevent…
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- Nasal septum hematoma An accumulation of blood within the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing…
- ZIP code, protein An informal name for a molecular cell biology system of signals or 'address tags' that guide the movement of…
- Scale, skin A thin piece of the outermost layer of skin resembling a fish scale. They represent a heaping up of the…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Polycystic kidney disease, infantile See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
- Anatomy The study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is as opposed to…
- Cardiac index A cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output, which is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects…
- Corpse A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure…
- Hearing screening test, newborn Screening of the newborn baby's ability to hear. Newborn screening of hearing is done with automated auditory…
- Addison disease Addison disease: Long-term underfunction of the outer portion of the adrenal gland. In medical terms, chronic…