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Principal joints of the body
>Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid >Carpometacarpal >Elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna) >Femur and tibia >Hip bone and femur >Humerus and ulna >Intercarpal:Carpal…
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- Dura The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal…
- Antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Alimentary Concerning food, nourishment, and the organs of digestion. From the Latin alimentum meaning nourishment
- Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome A genetic disease characterized by: > >hemangioblastomas (benign blood vessel tumors) in the brain, spinal…
- Ramus of the mandible One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe-shaped lower jaw bone
- COL2A1 The gene responsible for the production of the alpha1(II) chain of type II collagen. Mutations in the COL2A1…
- Renal osteodystrophy Renal osteodystrophy: A combination of bone disorders usually caused by chronic kidney failure (renal…
- Bergstrom, Sune K (1916-2004) Swedish physician and scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in…