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Fluctuating rib
One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the…
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- Achondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino type See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Artery, splenic A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
- Hirsutism Having an overabundance of hair. A person with hirsutism is said to be hirsute (pronounced hir-suit)…
- Clinical 1. Having to do with the examination and treatment of patients. 2. Applicable to patients. A laboratory test…
- Gait A manner of walking. Observation of the gait can provide clues to a number of diagnoses including Parkinson…
- Rapid strep test Rapid strep test: A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are…
- Thrombus A blood clot in a blood vessel or within the heart. From the Greek thrombos meaning a lump or clump, or a…
- Social anxiety disorder Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- TNF Tumor necrosis factor
- Region, regulatory A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence