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Skeletal muscle
One of three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) which represents the majority of the muscular tissue in the body. Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle which powers movement of the skeleton as in walking and…
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- Willis, circle of A cancer of the kidney and one of the most important malignancies in childhood, due to loss or inactivation…
- Principal joints of the body >Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid…
- Atherectomy A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of…
- Granny-cam See: Granny cam
- Epistaxis, treatment of To stop epistaxis (a nosebleed), you should: 1. Pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your…
- Colon polyp family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Forestier disease A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of…
- Cochlea The cochlea is the part of the inner ear that converts mechanical energy (vibrations) into nerve impulses…
- GB virus C A virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which does not…
- Compassionate use Term used in the US for a method of providing experimental therapeutics prior to final FDA approval for use…
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) A hysterosalpingogram imaging test that is used to examine the cavity of the uterus and Fallopian tubes. In a…