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Rib, fluctuating
One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the…
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- Scoliosis Scoliosis: Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from…
- Human Genome Project International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome…
- Gullet The esophagus. The words esophagus and gullet differ in origin. Esophagus comes from the Greek whereas gullet…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Indicate In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular condition or circumstance…
- Genome, plague See: Plague bacterium genome
- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus (a type of staph bacteria) resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. Abbreviated MRSA…
- Duct, hepatic See: Hepatic duct
- Digital rectal exam ): An exam to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- Ejaculatory duct A canal in the male formed by union of the vas deferens and the duct from the seminal vesicle. The…