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Skeleton, bones of the
The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper and lower extremity) bones. Axial bones: The 80 axial bones comprise 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk. Head bones: The…
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- Diachronic study A study done over the course of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Knee joint The knee joint has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the…
- Exfoliation syndrome See: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
- AFIP The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
- Principal joints of the body >Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA Morquio syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase. See also…
- Hippocrates Rally credited with turning away from divine notions of medicine and using observation of the body as a basis…
- Nurse-midwifery The practice engaged in by a nurse-midwife
- Forensics, DNA DNA:See: DNA forensics
- Menorrhagia Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods. The bleeding from…
- UNOS Acronym for the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nationwide umbrella for transplantation organ sharing…