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Checkpoint
The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the skull that provides the prominence of the cheek. The word "cheek" comes from the Middle English "cheke" meaning the fleshy part of…
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Show more- C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae) C1 through C7 are the symbols for the cervical (neck) vertebrae, the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column…
- Ninth cranial nerve The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Gap junction An organized collections of protein channels in cell membranes that allows ions and small molecules to pass…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…
- CpG island In molecular genetics, a short region of DNA rich in CpG sites, often located near the promoters of genes…
- Post-polio muscular atrophy (PPMA) Belated muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and…
- Fasciitis, plantar Inflammation of the plantar fascia (fasciitis), the 'bowstring-like' tissue stretching from the heel…
- Osteomyelitis Inflammation of the bone due to infection, for example by the bacteria salmonella or staphylococcus…
- R/O Medical abbreviation for rule out
- Laryngectomy, partial A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- Stone, tonsil A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets…
- Tok- From the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining forms, all…