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Scapula
The shoulder blade (or 'wingbone'), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word 'scapula' (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural 'scapulae', the shoulder blades…
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- Disease surveillance The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data and the provision of information which leads to action…
- Viremia The presence of a virus in the blood. Viremia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the…
- Gesundheit Interjection used to wish 'good health,' especially to someone who has sneezed. In this situation, Gesundheit…
- Toothache Toothache: Pain in or near a tooth. Also called odontalgia. The most common cause of a toothache is a dental…
- Colporrhaphy Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
- Burkitt lymphoma A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30…
- Gyrus A convolution on the surface of a cerebral hemisphere caused by the infolding of the cerebral cortex. The…
- Itchy ear Itching of the ears. Can be the first sign of an ear infection, but if the problem is chronic, it is more…
- Foot fungus Athlete's foot causes foot itching, burning, pain, and scaling. It is caused by a fungus and is treated with…
- Mordant A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning…