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Muscle, supraspinatus
>The supraspinatus muscle; >The subscapularis muscle, which moves the arm by turning it inward (internal rotation); >The infraspinatus muscle, which assists the lifting of the arm during turning the arm outward (external rotation); >The…
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- Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase See:AANAT
- Masochism Pleasure from one's own pain. Masochism is considered a sexual disorder, or paraphilia. Named after the…
- Bezoar A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the…
- Urgency, urinary An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
- Contractions, Braxton Hicks Irregular contractions of the womb (the uterus) occurring towards the middle of pregnancy in the first…
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…
- Palliation To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…
- Gene, Med1 DNA repair A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Remission Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer or other disease. When this happens, the disease is said to…
- Tympanum In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a…