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Show more- Spasm, coronary artery See: Coronary artery spasm
- Arthro- A prefix meaning joint, as in arthropathy and arthroscopic. Before a vowel, it becomes arthr-, as in…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Somniloquy Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…
- Palpebra The eyelid. The plural is palpebrae and the adjective is palpebral, as in palpebral fissure
- Osteoclastoma A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Micro- Prefix derived from the Greek 'mikros' meaning small. Examples of the many biomedical terms containing…
- Clostridium welchii See: Clostridium perfingens.
- Syndrome, lipodystrophy A disturbance of lipid (fat) metabolism that involves the partial or total absence of fat and often the…
- Ricin Ricin: A potent protein toxin made from the waste left over from processing castor beans. The castor plant…
- Anterior pituitary The front portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. Hormones secreted by…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland