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Rib, cervical
A extra rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A cervical rib is present in only about 1 in 200 (0.5%) of people. It may cause nerve and artery problems. There are normally 12 pairs…
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- Membranous gingivitis, acute This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Blastocyst A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the…
- Insinuate In the biomedical sciences, to introduce slowly, through a winding or narrow passage, or by a persistent…
- STD Sexually transmitted disease
- Alteplase Alteplase: Generic name of a tissue plasminogen activator produced by recombinant DNA technology. The brand…
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Pancreatic carcinoma See: Pancreatic cancer
- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…
- Typhoid Mary Someone who by force of circumstances serves as the source from which something undesirable spreads. Typhoid…
- Allopathic Pertaining to allopathy (conventional medicine). The term was coined in 1842 by C.F.S. Hahnemann to designate…
- Ulcer, stasis A stasis ulcer is an ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the…