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Erb palsy
A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle due to an injury to the roots of fifth and sixth cervical roots or the upper part of the brachial plexus, a network of spinal…
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Show more- Dermal Suffix indicating a relationship to the skin. As in ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal; epidermal; and an…
- Distal The more (or most) distant of two (or more) things. For example, the distal end of the femur (the thigh bone)…
- Qualified health claim A claim authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that must be supported by credible scientific…
- Myc- The plural of mycelium.
- Dominant, autosomal See: Fredrickson, Donald.
- Test, sweat chloride See: Sweat test
- Tonotopy The spatial arrangement of where sound is perceived, transmitted, or received. There is tonotopy in the…
- DNA, junk See: Junk DNA
- Angle-closure glaucoma, acute Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Low blood platelet count as a result of the medication heparin. Heparin is used to treat and prevent abnormal…
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate