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Fluctuating rib
One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the…
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- Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale See: Fabry disease
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Vein, portal A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and the intestines to the liver. The portal vein is formed…
- BPH A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head.
- SCID Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
- Hypothyroidism Deficiency ofroid hormone which is normally made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the…
- Targeted radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Jakob's disease Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…
- Fertilization, in vitro IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve…
- Ultrasound/Ultrasonography A test in which high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off tissues and the echoes are converted…
- Alopecia universalis Absence of all of the hair, not only on the scalp, but also on the entire body. Affected individuals are born…