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Show more- Hemoglobin S The most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia…
- Abate To lessen or decrease. After a boil is lanced, the pus can drain and the pain and tenderness abate. From the…
- Vertebral arch A circle of bone around the canal through which the spinal cord passes. A vertebral arch is composed of a…
- Psoriasis vulgaris The medical name for the most common form of psoriasis ('vulgaris' means common). About 80% of people with…
- Excess iron Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a particular risk for: >…
- Mitotic Pertaining to mitosis.
- Pubic symphysis The joint between the pubic bones in the front of the pelvis. Also called the symphysis pubis
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Papilla, fungiform The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…
- Popliteal pterygium syndrome An inherited condition with a web behind the knee. (A pterygium is a winglike triangular membrane). The…
- Foot-drop Dropping of the front of the foot due to weakness or paralysis of the anterior muscles of the lower leg…
- AKU Alkaptonuria