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Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome: A condition due to compromise of blood vessels or nerve fibers between the armpit (axilla) and base of the neck, usually due to compression of nerves or blood vessels between the neck and shoulders. Symptoms…
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- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Overactive bladder Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Semen DNA analysis Surface EMG.
- Pericardium, visceral The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of…
- Moral behavior center An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months…
- McKusick-Kaufman syndrome A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the…
- Danders See: Dander
- Apiphobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…
- Nature (journal) The name of a venerable British scientific journal that has over the past century or so published much of…
- Watermelon A fruit of African origin that is, in reality, a vegetable related to cucumbers and squash. Watermelon is 92%…
- C. difficile Clostridium difficile