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Gluteus maximus
The greatest gluteal muscle and the biggest muscle in the human body. The gluteus maximus forms the bulk of the buttocks. It acts to extend the upper leg, spread it, and turn it outward. There are two other gluteal muscles called the…
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Show more- Therapy The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment, as for example: > >Antiretroviral therapy…
- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) A technique in which the male and female germ cells required to begin formation of a human embryo are…
- Iris, speckled Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Brazelton newborn test A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Molars Molars are the large teeth at the back of the mouth.
- Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is released into blood when the liver or…
- Metabolomics The global analysis of metabolites, small molecules generated in the process of metabolism. See also…
- Acid, pantothenic Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…
- Biosafety level A specific combination of work practices, safety equipment, and facilities which are designed to minimize the…
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…
- Plague, Great The 'Great Plague' that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Vein A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated…