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Hematoma
An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle. A hematoma is caused by a break in the wall of a…
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- Memory, long-term A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Zygomatic bone The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also…
- Knee The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia)…
- Infection, Vincent This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Thrombin A key clot promoter, thrombin is an enzyme that presides over the conversion of a substance called fibrinogen…
- Live animal market See: Wet market
- Electrophysiologic study of the heart A test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that generates the heart beat)…
- Capsid The protein coat of a virus. The term capsid came in 1960 from the French capside, from the Latin capsa…
- Pes planum Flat feet
- Infectivity The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it
- Table An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…