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- Metanalysis A technique currently popular in medical research, whereby all data from all available studies of something…
- Fabry disease A genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the…
- Chronic tamponade A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial…
- Fats Plural of the word 'fat'. See the definition of fat
- Cervical vertebrae The cervical (neck) vertebrae are the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). They are…
- Catheter, central A catheter (a tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Achilles tendonitis Inflammation of the Achilles tendon, the tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the…
- Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski This is a type of what is called pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic…
- Kernig sign A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal…
- Arabidopsis thaliana A plant belonging to the mustard family. See also: Arabidopsis thaliana genome