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Rotator cuff
Rotator cuff: A group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Each of the four tendons hooks up to a muscle that moves the shoulder in a specific direction. The four muscles whose tendons form the rotator cuff are: > >The…
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- Focal gigantism 1. The excessive growth of a specific body part such as a hand or foot, as with increased blood supply to…
- Necrotizing gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy
- Health As officially defined by the World Health Organization, a state of complete physical, mental, and social…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Mitochondrial myopathy A group of neuromuscular diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria, energy-producing structures in cells…
- Artificial insemination A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Vesicular rickettsiosis A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its…
- Trichuris trichiura A nematode (roundworm) also called the human whipworm. The third most common round worm of humans. Occurs…
- Quadriceps Although the term 'quadriceps' technically may refer to any four-headed muscle, it usually refers to and is…
- Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. A Y-linked gene is by necessity passed from father to son, since the Y chromosome…