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Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Nat'l Institute
F Arthritis and (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome name indicates, NIAMS's mission is a broad and important one, namely to 'conduct and support a broad spectrum of research on normal…
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Show more- Testicular feminization syndrome Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Bones of the arm, wrist and hand There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones. >…
- Polyarticular Involving many joints. As opposed to monoarticular (affecting just one joint). From the Latin 'articulus,'…
- Amygdaloid complex See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Cytokinesis 1. During cell division, the process that partitions the cellular contents including the chromosomes…
- Dysplasia, faciogenital See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Lab test A test that is done in the laboratory where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are…
- Lycopene Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a "spirochete." Lyme disease is spread by…
- Metacentric chromosome A chromosome with arms of equal length.
- Postoperative hemorrhage Bleeding after a surgical procedure. The hemorrhage may occur immediately after the surgery or be delayed. It…
- AHD Abbreviation for alveolar hydatid disease; American Hospital Directory; and atherosclerotic heart disease