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Lumbar strain
A stretching injury to the ligaments, tendons, and/or muscles of the low back. The stretching incident results in microscopic tears of varying degrees in these tissues. Lumbar strain is one of the most common causes of low back pain. The…
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- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Physical growth A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on chromosomes. Physical distance is measured in base pairs…
- Deficiency, FAO Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- OGG1 A DNA repair enzyme with antimutator activity. OGG1 is one of a number of enzymes that repair damage done to…
- Galen Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his…
- Colorectal cancer family history See: Colon cancer family history
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- Sylvatic plague Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Veins, ophthalmic The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior…
- Congenital heart disease Congenital heart disease: A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term…