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>Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid >Carpometacarpal >Elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna) >Femur and tibia >Hip bone and femur >Humerus and ulna >Intercarpal:Carpal…
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Show more- Ovarian cancer gene BRCA2 Ovarian cancer gene BRCA2: Ovarian cancer due to mutation of the BRCA2 gene. Mutation of this gene also…
- Reversal of organs, total This condition (medically called situs inversus totalis) involves complete transposition (right to left…
- Lymphoma, MALT See: MALT lymphoma
- Livid Black and blue.
- Homotrisomy Trisomy of the same chromosome. The occurrence of two children in the same family with trisomy 21 is an…
- Eicosanoid A lipid mediator of inflammation derived from the 20-carbon atom arachidonic acid (20 in Greek is 'eicosa')…
- SAA 1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2…
- Renal cell cancer Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce urine. Also…
- Pectus excavatum Caved-in or funnel chest. The Latin 'pectus' means 'chest.' The chest is excavated. It looks as if it has…
- Paricalcitol A vitamin D analogue. Brand name: Zemplar. In 1998 paricalcitol was approved by the FDA for the treatment of…
- Relapsing fever An acute infection with recurrent episodes of fever caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia which are…
- Media, contrast X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between blood vessels and other tissue. Commonly spoken of…