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Patellar tendon
A tendon that extends down from the quadriceps muscle in the thigh to incorporate the patella (the kneecap) and attach it to the tibia (the shinbone), providing extension at the knee joint. The patellar tendon is also called the patellar…
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Show more- Aspergillus A family of fungal organisms and molds, some of which can cause disease (aspergillosis)
- Hematoma, extradural See: Epidural hematoma
- Reduction division The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. A unique event in which the…
- CMG2 Capillary morphogenesis gene 2, a transmembrane protein that is induced during capillary morphogenesis (the…
- Disease, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osgood-Schlatter: A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Calcification The process of building bone by suffusing tissues with calcium salts. Also called ossification
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…
- Mastocyte A mast cell
- Colinear Arranged in the same linear order. See: Colinearity
- Guinea worm disease A parasitic disease caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite…
- Pediatric Pertaining to children