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Chondromalacia patellae
The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the most common cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes vague discomfort of the inner knee area, aggravated by activity (running, jumping, climbing or descending stairs) or by prolonged…
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Show more- Ectrodactyly >transverse terminal aphalangia (absence of the last bone in the finger or toe), >adactylia (total absence of…
- Genitalia, male See: Male genitalia
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- CTL Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Pityriasis alba A common mild rash of unknown origin that can appear on a person of any age (most commonly at 10-35 years of…
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…
- Isoflavone A type of plant estrogen (phytoestrogen) found chiefly in soybeans
- Bar chart Proper term in mathematics for what is popularly called a bar graph. See: Bar graph
- Pax3 One in a family of Pax genes involved in regulating embryonic development at the level of transcription. The…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta congenita See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type II.
- Noncoding DNA The strand of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make proteins. DNA normally has two…
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.