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Pectoralis muscle absence with syndactyly
A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the ipsilateral hand (the hand on the same side). Often…
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Show more- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Pancreozymin See: Cholecystokinin
- Anat. The abbreviation for anatomy, the study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the…
- Coccydynia Coccydynia: Pain in the coccyx (the tailbone). The coccyx is the small bone at the bottom of the spine very…
- Antiparallel A term applied to two molecules that are side by side but run in opposite directions. The two strands of DNA…
- Wamble Both a verb and noun meaning: 1. To move unsteadily; an unsteady motion. 2. To feel nauseated; a feeling of…
- Small inducible cytokine A2 See: MPC1
- Autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…
- Fetal dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by the size (too big), shape or position of the fetus. Dystocia comes…
- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…