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Vein, great saphenous
The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of…
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- Slipped elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Ricketts, Howard T. American pathologist and pioneering infectious disease expert (1871-1910) who was the first to establish the…
- Synovial lining The lining of the joint.
- Cancer of the cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Scrotum A pouch of skin which contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of the spermatic cords.
- TPH2 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme…
- Motor In medicine, having to do with the movement of a part of the body. Something that produces motion or refers…
- Restriction map An array of sites in DNA susceptible to cleavage by diverse restriction enzymes
- Sprain, ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Chamber, anterior The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris. The cornea is the outer…
- European typhus See: Typhus, epidemic