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Atrium
One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. The plural of atrium is atria. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it down into…
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Show more- Necrotizing fasciitis A dangerous infection of soft-tissue that starts in the subcutaneous tissue (just below the skin) and spreads…
- Hejama Alternate Arabic term for cupping. The preferred Arabic term for this practice is al-hijamah. See: Cupping
- Single palmar flexion line Simian crease
- Mitosis Ordinary division of a body cell (a somatic cell) to form two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome…
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Vein, large saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Sore throat Sore throat: Pain in the throat. Sore throat may be caused by many different causes, including inflammation…
- Drugs, anti-angiogenesis These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels…
- Coitophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers from coitophobia experience…
- Severe tropical cyclone A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or…
- TSC2 The tuberous sclerosis 2 gene. The product of the TSC2 gene is a protein called tuberin. This protein…