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Fracture, greenstick
A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be due to an acquired disease of bone such as…
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- Leukemia, acute myeloid Leukemia, acute myeloid: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature…
- Acute illness A disease with an abrupt onset and usually a short course
- B cell A type of white blood cell and, specifically, a type of lymphocyte. Many B cells mature into what are called…
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone A hormone made by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary…
- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Genome, Saccharomyces cerevisiae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- HMPS Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
- Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm The involuntary forcible closure of the eyelid due to spasms. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable…
- Avulsion Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone.
- Rheumatoid nodules Rheumatoid nodules are firm lumps in the skin of patients with rheumatoid arthritis that usually occur in…
- Double-blind Term used to described a study in which both the investigator or the participant are blind to (unaware of)…