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Muscle, subscapularis
>The subscapularis muscle; >The supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving it away from the body; >The infraspinatus muscle, which assists the lifting of the arm during turning the arm outward (external…
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- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
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- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Naso- Prefix referring to the nose. For example, nasogastric refers to the passage from the nose to the stomach
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- Septal defect, atrial (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
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- Genes The basic biological units of heredity. Segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…