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Stick, heel
See: Heel stick
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- Thigh bone The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term you care to use -- thigh bone or femur, it is…
- Stress test, radionucleide See: Radionuclide stress test
- Syndrome, Ricker See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Heart The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. It is positioned in the…
- Deafness Deafness: Deafness is defined by partial or complete hearing loss. Levels of hearing impairment vary from a…
- Atrioventricular (AV) Pertaining to the atria (the upper chambers of the heart) and the ventricles (the lower chambers of the…
- PINK1 Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Infant, postmature A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length…
- Nucleus 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells
- Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Syndrome, paraneoplastic See: Paraneoplastic syndrome