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Leonardo da Vinci
Architect, engineer, inventor, painter and the father of anatomic art. Leonardo da Vinci first became interested when he was asked by a Veronese anatomist named Marc Antonia Della Torre to do the illustrations for a text of anatomy. Della…
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- Primary care provider In insurance parlance, a physician chosen by or assigned to a patient, who both provides primary care and…
- Renal calculi Kidney stones. A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Occurs in 1 in…
- Nomenclature A system of names used in a particular discipline, as in medicine and surgery, anatomy and biochemistry, etc…
- Aniso In hematology, short for anisocytosis
- Reflux surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Gene array analysis A way of analyzing the differential expression of thousands of species of mRNA (messenger RNA) at the same…
- Down syndrome features Children with Down syndrome have multiple malformations and mental impairment due to the presence of extra…
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral