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Joint, shoulder
The shoulder has two main bones: the scapula (the shoulder blade) and the humerus (the long bone of the upper arm). The end of the scapula, called the glenoid, is a socket into which the head of the humerus fits to form a flexible…
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- Syndrome, prune belly Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Cerebral ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres. Each lateral ventricle consists…
- Factor VIII Factor eight, a key factor in the process of blood coagulation (clotting). Lack of normal factor VIII causes…
- Neanderthal An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- African-American See: African American
- Male genitalia The genital organs of the male. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…
- Zaleplon Zaleplon: Brand name: Sonata. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines…
- Motherese The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the…
- Favism A condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (breakup of red blood cells) after eating fava beans (Vicia…