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Hip replacement, total
Hip replacement, total: Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed and replaced with artificial materials. A metal ball with a stem (a prosthesis) is inserted into the femur (thigh bone) and an…
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Show more- Aortic Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. 'Aortic' is in common usage as, for example, in an…
- Prosthetic Referring to a prosthesis, an artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth…
- Chromosome, metaphase See: Y chromosome
- Torre syndrome See: Muir-Torre syndrome
- IUGR 1. Originally, intrauterine growth retardation.2. More recently, intrauterine growth restriction.
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Power outage food safety >For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full…
- Popliteal fossa The hollow behind the knee
- Roach-2 Or roaches. Street term for Rohypnol
- Submaxillary gland See Submandibular gland.
- PARK1 Familial Parkinson disease type 3
- Symptom of pregnancy See: Pregnancy symptom