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Pain, shoulder
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- Amnesic aphasia See Anomia.
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…
- Cubitus valgus A deformity of the elbow resulting in an increased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side…
- Heat rash Heat rash: Heat rash is an irritation of the skin that results from excessive sweating during hot and humid…
- Pancreozymin See: Cholecystokinin
- Sleep, paroxysmal Sleep, paroxysmal: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep…
- Vena cava The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and both upper…
- Antiparallel A term applied to two molecules that are side by side but run in opposite directions. The two strands of DNA…
- Dermatology 1. The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin…