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Show more- Dislocated shoulder See: Shoulder dislocation
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein See: GFAP.
- Joint, ankle The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- Swimmer's ear Swimmer's ear: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ear drum, usually due…
- Extended family The family group consisting not only the nuclear family (the parents and their children) but also embracing…
- RT-PCR RT-PCR (Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) is a highly sensitive technique for the detection…
- DX Medical abbreviation for diagnosis. See: dx
- Mansfield See: Mansfield, Peter
- Abdomen The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The…
- Ear pit Tiny pit in front of the ear: preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More…
- Junctional epidermolysis bullosa A blistering skin condition inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, due to mutation of a gene that…
- Constitutional thrombopathy See: Von Willebrand disease