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Large saphenous vein
The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The large saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of…
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- Measly tapeworm Taenia solium
- Fetoprotein, alpha- (AFP) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some valuable…
- Caps Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been…
- Accessory neuropathy Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the…
- Immune Protected against infection. The Latin immunis means free, exempt.
- Miller-Dieker syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by lissencephaly ('smooth brain') and a characteristic…
- Aneurysm, arterial An aneurysm involving an artery. As opposed to a venous aneurysm or a cardiac aneurysm. An aneurysm is a…
- Complementary sequence Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- Innate immunity Immunity that is naturally present and is not due to prior sensitization to an antigen from, for example, an…
- Bile Bile is a yellow-green fluid that is made by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and passes through the…
- Deafness and keratopachydermia See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.