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Caudal
An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the tail or hind part. 3. Inferior to another structure, in the sense of being below it. Caudal is also short for caudal epidural…
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- Crown 1. In dentistry, the portion of the tooth that is covered by enamel. 2. Also in dentistry, a type of…
- Positive-strand RNA virus Also known as a sense-strand RNA virus, a virus whose genetic information consists of a single strand of RNA…
- Dextrocardia The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left…
- Culdoscope The viewing tube (endoscope) introduced through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is…
- MADH4 A tumor suppressor gene (also known as SMAD4/DPC4) located on chromosome 18 in band 18q21 1. About 15% to 20%…
- Basophilic leukocyte See: Basophil
- Diagnosis, retrospective See: Retrodiagnosis
- Bursitis, shoulder Inflammation of a bursa of a shoulder joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding…
- Wheat weevil See: Granary weevil
- Abuse, verbal child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Acid, pantothenic Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…