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Sacrococcygeal
Pertaining to both the sacrum and coccyx (the tailbone). Teratomas are often in the sacrococcygeal region in children
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- Tropical cyclone A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Other terms for…
- Plague, Great The 'Great Plague' that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Crick, Francis British biologist (1916-2004) who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology with James Watson…
- Abate To lessen or decrease. After a boil is lanced, the pus can drain and the pain and tenderness abate. From the…
- Cauterization The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy.
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Evertor A muscle that turns a part toward the outside. To evert is to turn outward or turn inside out. From the Latin…
- Intravenous immunoglobulin A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people that is given straight into a…
- Cataract, primary A cataract that develops independently of other diseases. A primary cataract is in contrast to a secondary…