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Scapula
The shoulder blade (or 'wingbone'), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word 'scapula' (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural 'scapulae', the shoulder blades…
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- Abuse, child Child abuse is a very complex and dangerous set of problems that include child neglect and the physical…
- Turgor Gree of elasticity of skin, sometimes referred to as skin turgor. The assessment of skin turgor is used…
- Learning problem See: Learning disability
- Participant 1. In a clinical trial, someone who takes part in it. A participant may or may not have a disease. The term…
- Body packer An individual who ingests wrapped packets of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy…
- Chorioamnionitis Inflammation of the chorion and the amnion, the membranes that surround the fetus. Chorioamnionitis usually…
- Apopain See: Caspase 3
- Diffuse degeneration of gray matter with cirrhosis Ic cirrhosis, Alpers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity (tightness)…
- Donald Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…