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Kneecap
The medical name for the kneecap is the patella. Whichever name -- kneecap or patella -- you prefer, it is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a sesamoid bone, a little bone that is embedded in a joint capsule…
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Show more- Death 1. The end of life. The cessation of life. (These common definitions of death ultimately depend upon the…
- Impotence Impotence: A common problem among men characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection…
- Slipped elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- RNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is RNA. The RNA may be either double- or single-stranded. There are 6…
- Syndrome, Alport See: Alport syndrome
- Urination, burning See: Dysuria
- Rate, basal metabolic A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated…
- Platelet count The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…
- Levocardia Reversal of all of the abdominal and thoracic organs (situs inversus) except the heart, which is still in its…
- H. sapiens See: Homo sapiens
- Papilliferous See: Papuliferous
- Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though…