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Knee joint
The knee joint has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the main knee joint. This joint has an inner (medial) and an outer (lateral) compartment. The kneecap (the patella) joins the femur to…
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- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Veterinary medicine The medical science concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in animals. Aside from…
- HIB immunization This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Paragonimus infection See: Paragonimiasis
- Thrombosis, deep vein (DVT) Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the 'economy-class syndrome.'…
- Shunt, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic A shunt that allows blood from the portal circulation (that supplies the liver) to flow into the systemic…
- Human kinome See Kinome
- Mononeuritis Inflammation of a single nerve. There are many causes of mononeuritis including diabetes mellitus, carpal…
- Urea breath test (UBT) The urea breath test (UBT) is a procedure for diagnosing the presence of a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H…
- Potassium balance The balance between too much potassium and, far more often today, too little potassium. Adults should consume…