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Cuboid bone
The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is shaped like a cube. The cuboid bone articulates posteriorly (it has a joint in back) with the calcaneus (the heel bone) and anteriorly…
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Show more- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
- Failure to thrive (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Mark of Cain The mark that God set upon Cain, the eldest son of Adam. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, God…
- Intubate To put a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of intubate is extubate.
- Retinal fundus The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Coronary artery disease >Chest pain (angina pectoris) from inadequate blood flow to the heart; >Heart attack (acute myocardial…
- Ileum The lowest part of the small intestine, located beyond the duodenum and jejunum, just before the large…
- Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Synthesis Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis…
- Multidetector-row CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Vocal cord One of two small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal…
- Disease, alveolar hydatid See Nail-patella syndrome.