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Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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Show more- Simian virus 40 See: SV40
- Xero- Fix): Dry. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry.' Examples of words containing 'xero-' -- xeroderma is dry…
- Methyl bromide A fumigant gas that is an effective pesticide. Methyl bromide has been used to treat the soil, grain bins…
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Test, nerve conduction See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Meuse fever Fever: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as trench…
- Frontal In anatomy, pertaining to the forehead. As, for example, the frontal bone, frontal sinus, and frontal nerve…
- Vena cava The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and both upper…
- Rift Valley fever A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and…
- Anus The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. The word 'anus' comes straight from the Latin. It…
- Sternum Anatomic name for the breast bone, the long flat bone in the upper middle of the front of the chest. The…
- Pain, breast Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain