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Breast bone
Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The sternum consists of three portions: the manubrium (the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone), the…
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- Diabetes, type 2 One of the two major types of diabetes, the type in which the beta cells of the pancreas produce insulin but…
- ACOG (Amer College of Ob & Gyn) ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists): The American College of Obstetricians and…
- Infantile spasms A seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood with the onset predominantly in the first year of life of…
- Parkinson disease gene A gene involved in the causation of Parkinson disease. There are a number of different autosomal dominant and…
- Release, carpal tunnel A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Airway obstruction >Adults: The Heimlich maneuver. >Children over 1 year of age: A series of 5 abdominal thrusts (a children's…
- Sign Any objective evidence of disease. Gross blood in the stool is a sign of disease. It can be recognized by the…
- Advanced paternal age A man who is age 40 years or older at the time of conception. (There is no universally accepted definition of…
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy: Rem of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) by laparoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is…
- Alpha-linolenic acid An essential fatty acid found in flaxseed oil, canola oil and walnuts. Abbreviated ALA
- Transverse A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone.