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Juxtapyloric
The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtapyloric thus means near the pylorus (the muscular area at the junction of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum). To speak…
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- Coccyx bone The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Electrophoretic Pertaining to electrophoresis, the separation of molecules according to their size and electrical charge by…
- Ataxia Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and…
- Idiopathic Of unknown cause. Any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed idiopathic. For example…
- Anatomical position The position with the body erect with the arms at the sides and the palms forward. The anatomical position is…
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Larynx The larynx is the portion of the breathing, or respiratory, tract containing the vocal cords which produce…
- Nosology The systematic classification of diseases, or the branch of medical science that deals thereto. The adjective…
- L Abbreviation for liter, a metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a…
- Reflex, Babinski An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot…
- Suicide gene A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…