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Bursae
Plural of bursa
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- Osteotomy, block Surgical removal a section of bone
- Pollex The thumb. Pollex is derived from the Latin pollere, to be strong, because in a contest of strength the thumb…
- Snuff Tobacco in the form of a powder that is inhaled into the nose, not smoked. Snuff and chewing tobacco are the…
- Serum The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of…
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Polio vaccine, live See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…
- Pestis The popular name (and abbreviation) of Positron Emission Tomography.
- Error, alpha The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Negative clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is inferior to standard treatment. See: Clinical trials. See…
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease