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Breast bone
Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The sternum consists of three portions: the manubrium (the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone), the…
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Show more- DX Medical abbreviation for diagnosis. See: dx
- Nasal mucus A slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining the nose. Excessive nasal mucus is the basis of a runny…
- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- C. perfringens See: Clostridium perfringens
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis A benign proliferative form of monoarthritis (arthritis in just one joint) that can occurs at any age but is…
- Torture An act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person…
- Epistaxis Medical term for nosebleed. The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and…
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA, Mini-Stroke) Transient ischemic attack (TIA, Mini-Stroke): A neurological event with the signs and symptoms of a stroke…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Munchhausen syndrome Syndrome: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological disorder that…
- Test, syphilis (RPR) Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Currarino syndrome Failure of formation of all or part of the sacrum (the lowest section of the spine). Currarino syndrome is a…