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Traditional oriental medicine
This is a sophisticated form of medicine comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, acupressure, qi gong, and oriental massage. The most striking characteristic of oriental medicine is its…
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Show more- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.
- Penis, cancer of the Cancer of the penis is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells originate in the tissues of the penis…
- Spermatogonial stem cell See: Sperm stem cell
- Thigh bone The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term you care to use -- thigh bone or femur, it is…
- System, immune A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Femoral head, avascular necrosis of the See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
- Hypoglossal nerve The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- Motor neuron A neuron that sends electrical output signals to muscle neurons. Also called a motoneuron
- Proctosigmoidoscopy See: Sigmoidoscopy
- McBurney's point McBurney's point is the most tender area of the abdomen of patients in the early stage of appendicitis…
- Adrenal cortex The outer portion of the adrenal gland located on top of each kidney. The adrenal cortex produces steroid…