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Cubital tunnel
The opening between the two heads of a muscle through which the ulnar nerve passes at the elbow and enters the forearm. (The muscle is called the flexor carpi ulnaris.) Compression of the ulnar nerve in this passageway results in the…
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Show more- Dwarfism Abnormally short stature. Some forms are hereditary. The Little People of America (LPA) define dwarfism as an…
- PAP 1. Prostatic acid phosphatase. 2. Pulmonary artery pressure
- Onset In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of…
- Thanatophoric dysplasia A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after…
- Transaminase clinical usage Two of the better known enzymes in the transaminase class are serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)…
- Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Unconsciousness, temporary A partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings…
- Gastric ulcer A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach…
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium
- Endocardial Pertaining to the endocardium, the inside lining of the heart
- Microabscess A tiny abscess. A small accumulation of pus
- Scleredema adultorum A misleading term since scleredema can also occur in children. See: Scleredema