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Hip fracture
Broken bone in the hip, a key health problem among the elderly, usually due to a fall or other kind of trauma involving direct impact to the hip bone which has been weakened by osteoporosis. The part of the hip most often broken is the…
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Show more- Sinus node The sinus node is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- Vein, small saphenous The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) The sudden and unexpected death of a baby with no known illness, typically affecting sleeping infants between…
- Collapsing pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- GALT The enzyme (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) lack of which causes the genetic metabolic disease…
- Empiric risk The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.)…
- Acetylcysteine An antioxidant drug used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse…
- Integrin One of a large and very important family of adhesion molecules that promote stable interactions between cells…
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis) Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the 'economy-class syndrome.'…
- Undulatant Having a wavy border or form. Also, rising and falling like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may be…
- Barr body A microscopic feature of female cells due to the presence of two X chromosomes in the female. One of these X…
- Noonan syndrome (NS) Noonan syndrome (NS): A multifaceted genetic disorder characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital…