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- C5 (cervical vertebra) The fifth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top
- Quickening The moment during pregnancy when the baby is first felt to move
- Knee The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia)…
- Upper respiratory infection An infection of the upper part of the respiratory system which is above the lungs. An upper respiratory…
- B(a)P Benzo(a)pyrene
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Wheal A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. Not all wheals are…
- Facioauriculovertebral sequence See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Adrenal cortex The outer portion of the adrenal gland located on top of each kidney. The adrenal cortex produces steroid…
- A- Prefix very much employed in medicine and all of the health sciences, indicating 'not, without, -less' as…
- Lumbar spinal stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis: A condition whereby either the spinal canal (central stenosis) or vertebral foramen…