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Bone, ankle
The ankle bone is termed the talus. It is the bone of the foot that joins the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Plural tali
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Show more- Zoonotic Pertaining to a zoonosis: a disease that can be transmitted from animals to people or, more specifically, a…
- Viral Of or pertaining to a virus. For example, 'My daughter has a viral rash.
- Carbon dioxide A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the…
- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- Redux See: Dexfenfluramine
- Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change See: Minimal change disease
- Therapy, electroshock See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Bicuspid valve One of the four valves of the heart, this valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle…
- Transitional cell carcinoma A type of cancer that develops in the lining of the renal pelvis, ureter or bladder
- Pollenosis See: Pollinosis
- Acid rain Rain resulting from the combination of fossil fuel emissions and water in the atmosphere. The environmental…
- Koch's postulates In 1890 the German physician and bacteriologist Robert Koch set out his celebrated criteria for judging…