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Bone type
One of the four basic bone shapes in the human skeleton -- long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones. Long bones have a tubular shaft and articular surface at each end. The major bones of the arms (humerus, radius, and ulna)…
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- Q_h (on prescription) If a medicine is to be taken every so- many hours, it is written 'q_h'; the 'q' standing for the Latin word…
- Focal gigantism 1. The excessive growth of a specific body part such as a hand or foot, as with increased blood supply to…
- Akathisia A movement disorder characterized by a feeling of inner restlessness and a compelling need to be in constant…
- Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, LDL: Lipoproteins which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins are the form in which…
- Chloroform A clear volatile liquid with a strong smell like ether, chloroform was once administered by inhalation to…
- Aorta, coarctation of the A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and…
- FBN1 The fibrillin 1 gene. This gene is mutated in Marfan syndrome, the MASS syndrome, and related disorders of…
- Test, syphilis (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- Severe congenital neutropenia Neutropenia: A genetic disorder of the bone marrow characterized by a lack of neutrophils, white blood cells…
- Brain stem glioma A malignant tumor that arises in the brain stem, the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. The…
- Burn, second degree A burn that looks like a first degree burn in that it is red and sensation is intact but the damage from the…