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Bones of the arm, wrist and hand
There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones. > >The 10 shoulder and arm bones are the clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna on each side. >The 16 wrist bones are the…
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- Tiredness See: Tired
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- Pin1 An enzyme that permits brain cells to function normally. Pin1 may also protect against Alzheimer's disease…
- Pigment A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair
- Uterine bleeding See: Menstruation. See also Menometrorrhagia; Menorrhagia; Metrorrhagia
- Abuse, pregnancy Abuse of an expectant mother. This abuse is most often perpetrated by the woman's spouse, partner, or…
- Baby teeth See: Primary teeth
- Basal cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
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- Meconium Dark sticky material normally present in the intestine at birth and passed in the feces after birth. The…