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Sciatica
Sciatica: Pain resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve, typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee. While sciatica can result from a herniated disc directly pressing on the nerve, any…
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Show more- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
- Ornithine An amino acid that is not found in protein but is important in the formation of urea and the disposal of…
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- Node, sinus The sinus node is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Linkage The tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one…
- Joint >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science EHS): A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. NIEHS states that its mission…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase. See also…
- Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted…
- Disease, manic-depressive See Manic-depression
- Infant fat requirements Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…