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Thoracic vertebrae
The 12 thoracic vertebrae are situated between the cervical (neck) vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae are represented by the symbols T1 through T12. The thoracic vertebrae provide attachment for the ribs and make up…
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Show more- Saccade Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be…
- Error of the second kind See: Error, beta
- Dactyl-, -dactyl Prefix or suffix denoting involvement of the digits (fingers or toes)
- Vitamin B15 An old name for dimethylglycine (DMG, pangamic acid), which is no longer considered to be a vitamin by the…
- Trichuriasis Infection with the human whipworm, a nematode (roundworm) formally known as Trichuris trichiura. The third…
- Wolhynia fever Fever: Also known as trench fever, a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of…
- Proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2.
- Keratitis, rosacea See: Rosacea keratitis
- Child urine infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- Hydrogen cyanide See: Cyanide
- Dannie Abse See: Abse, Dannie