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Courier
In the drug trade, someone who internally conceals and transports an illicit drug. Also called a body packer. See: Body packer
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Show more- Fasciculation Involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle fibers. Fasciculations can occur in normal…
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Saphenous vein, great The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Arrhythmia An abnormal heart rhythm. In an arrhythmia the heartbeats may be too slow, too rapid, too irregular, or too…
- Seizure, atonic See: Atonic seizure
- Iron An essential mineral. Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen (via hemoglobin in red blood cells) and…
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Microorchidism Abnormally small testes. To determine if the testes are too small, a device called an orchidometer is used…
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome An infection of the skin with group II Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The bacteria release toxins, causing…
- Cat scratch fever A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease…
- DM2 Myotonic dystrophy type 2. See also: Myotonic dystrophy
- Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome