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Scoliosis, idiopathic
A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis involves a temporary change of spinal curvature. This is caused by an underlying condition such as a difference in leg length, muscle…
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- Os Two Latin words used in medicine that have different meanings and pronunciations. 1. The mouth: a. The upper…
- Yellow enzyme, Warburg's A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- Condom Although the word 'condom' usually refers to the male condom, there is also a female condom. Both male and…
- Eczema, allergic contact Also called allergic contact dermatitis, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- USP United States Pharmacopeia
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Moyamoya A pattern of progressive obstructive and occlusive cerebral arteritis (inflammation of the cerebral arteries…
- Tubercle A small tuber, a small lump or bump.
- Cranial nerve III The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
- Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma) A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it…
- Shin splint An inflammatory condition of the front part of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg) that results from…