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Abductor muscle
Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of the legs spread the legs away from the midline and away from one another. The word 'abductor' comes from the Latin prefix 'ab-'…
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- Deltoid An adjective and a noun. Adjective: In the shape of delta, the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet. A capital…
- Bone, endochondral Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Internal ear There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. The…
- Lymph An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries…
- Trinucleotide A sequence of 3 base pairs; a triplet of bases. The gene code is made up of trinucleotides
- Muscle cramp An involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. When we use the muscles such as those of…
- Leukemia, lymphocytic A form of leukemia that has a sudden onset, lymphocytic leukemia starts in the bone marrow but often spreads…
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- Craniotomy A surgical operation in which an opening is made in the skull.
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