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Muscle, teres minor
>The teres minor muscle; >The infraspinatus muscle, which (like the teres minor) helps in the outward turning (external rotation) of the arm. >The supraspinatus muscle which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving it away from the…
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- Test, Fisher's exact A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and…
- Blister, fever Fever: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before…
- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Trait In genetics, a trait refers to any genetically determined characteristic. In technical terms, a genetic trait…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…
- Cholecystogram, oral See: Oral cholecystogram
- Brachial plexus paralysis See: Brachial plexus palsy
- Split-hand/split-foot malformation A genetic malformation syndrome of the limbs with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and…
- Genome, Mus musculus All of the genetic information contained in Mus musculus, the laboratory mouse. The genomes of particular…
- Brain stem The stemlike part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord. Or conversely, the extension of the…
- Intravenous feeding Intravenous feeding: Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition