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Caudal block
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- Cancer of the appendix See: Appendix cancer
- Colitis, amebic Amebic dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba…
- Fovea In the eye, a tiny pit located in the macula of the retina that provides the clearest vision of all. Only in…
- Vein, mesenteric One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Sagittal A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…
- Organ of hearing See: Cochlea
- Joint, patellofemoral One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Scale, Centigrade Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is…
- American medical school, first See: First American medical school
- Cod liver oil An oil extracted from the liver of the cod. Cod liver oil was once given religiously to children every day as…