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Meniscus, medial knee
The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The medial meniscus of the knee is a thickened crescent-shaped cartilage pad between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh bone) and the tibia (the shin bone). The meniscus…
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- Cholesterol, 'good' High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
- Chromosome complement The whole set of chromosomes for the species. In humans, the chromosome complement (which is also called the…
- Analgesic A drug or medicine given to reduce pain without resulting in loss of consciousness. Analgesics are sometimes…
- Syndrome, post-polio (PPS) A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and…
- Drug, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Antegrade Forward-moving. As in blood flow. Sometimes synonymous with anterograde. From the Latin ante- + gradior, to…
- Diuretic Anything that promotes the formation of urine by the kidney. (The word 'diuretic' comes from a combination of…
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