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Repetitive stress injury
Stress injury: A type of injury from recurrent stress, often associated with the heavy use of computers. Stress in this context refers to an injury by overuse or improper use. One of the best-known repetitive stress injuries is the carpal…
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Show more- Four-finger line See: Simian crease
- Frame, open reading See: Open reading frame
- Cradle cam See: Kiddie cam
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Morton's disease See: Morton's neuroma
- Vertex The top of the head. In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The word…
- Gastroenterology The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system…
- Heterokaryon A cell with two separate nuclei formed by the experimental fusion of two genetically different cells…
- Fear of age An abnormal and persistent fear of growing old is termed gerascophobia. Sufferers of gerascophobia feel undue…
- Swallower In the drug trade, an individual used as a drug courier. Also called a body packer. See: Body packer
- Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension