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Talipes
Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common ('classic') type of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus), the foot is turned in sharply and the person seems to be walking on their ankle…
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Show more- Dermatoglyphic Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles
- Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy: An abnormality of motor function (the ability to move and control movements) that is acquired…
- Node, sinoatrial The sinoatrial is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Presentation, breech Birth in which the buttocks present before the head
- Hormone, growth A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…
- Angiosarcoma A type of cancer that begins in the lining of blood vessels. This type of tumor tends to be aggressive, recur…
- Sociophobia Fear of social gatherings, fear of socializing, fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely…
- BM Abbreviation for 'black male' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…
- Colorectal adenoma family history See: Colon cancer family history
- TEE Transesophageal echocardiography. A diagnostic test which employs ultrasound waves to make images of the…
- ACOG (Amer College of Ob & Gyn) ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists): The American College of Obstetricians and…
- MRNA Messenger RNA, the key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino…