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Tuber
A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the tuberosity of the calcaneus. Small tubers are a characteristic finding in tuberculosis, and tubers in the brain are seen in tuberous…
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- Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic…
- Progestin Any one of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- Dextrose Better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically…
- Oral glucose tolerance test A test to determine the body's ability to handle glucose . In the test, a person fasts overnight (at least 8…
- Jaundice Jaundice: Yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of…
- Amphetamine A drug with a stimulant effect on the central nervous system that can be both physically and psychologically…
- Cigarette A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking. 'Cigarettes are…
- Disease, Crohn A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other…
- Collateral knee ligament, lateral The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Brachial palsy See: Brachial plexus palsy
- Transverse fracture A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. NTER>