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Ligament, patellar
See: Patellar tendon
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- Patent urachus A birth defect involving the urachus, a canal connecting the bladder of the fetus with the allantois, a…
- Polio vaccine, inactivated See: Polio vaccine, inactivated.
- Open-label A term used to describe the situation when both the researcher and the participant in a research study know…
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
- Tooth, cracked, syndrome A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease…
- Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood See: Minimal change disease
- Green fluorescent protein Abbreviated GFP. A protein that glows green under fluorescent light. Found naturally in the jellyfish…
- Whitmore-Jewett staging system A staging system for prostate cancer. See Jewett staging system
- Bullous Characterized by blistering, such as in a second-degree burn. Bullous is the adjective for bulla. A bulla is…
- Major depression A disease with certain characteristic signs and symptoms that interferes with the ability to work, sleep…
- Intelligence test A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that…