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Right-handed
The preferential use of the right hand for most fine manual tasks. Approximately 90% of the population is right-handed. In French, the word for right is droit and the word for left is gauche meaning clumsy or awkward. In Latin the word for…
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- Omentum A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the…
- Astigmatism Astigmatism: A common form of visual impairment in which part of an image is blurred, due to an irregularity…
- Hyperpigmentation Dark spots on the skin. Hyperpigmentation is primarily a cosmetic concern that can be covered with make-up…
- Prenatal development The process of growth and development within the womb, in which a single-cell zygote (the cell formed by the…
- National Cholesterol Education Program NCEP. A program designed to reduce illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US by reducing…
- Unicellular Consisting of one cell only. Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular. Unicellular is in contrast to…
- Chondromalacia : Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage. See also patellofemoral syndrome
- Microtia An abnormally small ear. The term 'microtia' usually refers to a congenitally small external ear. The visible…
- Beta cell A type of cell in the pancreas. Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of…
- Partial hysterectomy Hysterectomy: In a partial hysterectomy, the uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left in place…
- Ova Plural form of ovum