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Globus major
The globus major is the head of the epididymis, the structure just behind the testis. The globus minor is the lower end of the epididymis. Globus is a Latin word meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The adjective is globoid or…
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- Study, electrophysiologic See: Framingham Study.
- HUGO Acronym for the Human Genome Organisation, the international organization of scientists involved in the Human…
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…
- Neonatal Pertaining to the newborn period which, by convention, is the first four weeks after birth.
- Extracellular Outside a cell. As opposed to intracellular, meaning within a cell
- Delivery, footling There are single-footling or double-footling deliveries depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Gay suicide risk Suicide risk: High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among…
- Autoimmunity A misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself…
- Syndrome, nail-patella See Nail-patella syndrome
- Syndrome, ichthyosis-keratitis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome