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Phosphorus
An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood, muscles, nerves, and teeth. It is a component of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the primary energy source in the body
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- Epidemiology, classical The study of populations in order to determine the frequency and distribution of disease and measure risks.
- Syndrome, prune belly Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- Pathogenesis The development of a disease. The origin of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease
- Multicentric Having more than one center. A term often applied to tumors. A minority of Wilms tumors are multicentric and…
- Thymoglobulin A brand name for antithymocyte globulin
- Opiate agonist maintenance See: Methadone treatment program
- Infection, pinworm An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally, Enterobius…
- Left heart hypoplasia syndrome A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta, aortic…
- Insufficiency, pulmonary See: Pulmonary insufficiency
- Atlas and axis joint The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae) C1 through C7 are the symbols for the cervical (neck) vertebrae, the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column…