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Artificial knee
A replacement for the human knee. An artificial knee typically has a metal shell on the end of the thigh bone (the femur), a metal and plastic trough on the shin bone (the tibia), and sometimes a plastic button in the kneecap (the…
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- Developmental dyspraxia A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…
- Cochlea The cochlea is the part of the inner ear that converts mechanical energy (vibrations) into nerve impulses…
- Sign, Lhermitte Sudden transient electric-like shocks extending down the spine triggered by flexing the head forward. Due to…
- Fear of closed spaces Fear of closed spaces, of being closed in or being shut in as in elevators, tunnels, or any other small…
- Zhong-Wei Chen See: Chen, Zhong Wei
- DOTS Stands for Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. DOTS is a strategy used to reduce the number of…
- Coxsackievirus A family of enteroviruses first found in the town Coxsackie south of Albany, New York. The Coxsackieviruses…
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Protease An enzyme that can split a protein into peptides (from which the protein was originally created).
- Fibrates for lowering cholesterol Fibrates are cholesterol-lowering drugs that are primarily effective in lowering triglycerides and, to a…
- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…