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Fascia
A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers the underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. Fascia encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis. 'Fascia' is the Latin word for 'band or…
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- Anemia, Cooley's Anemia, Cooley's: Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The…
- Organ of hearing See: Cochlea
- Osteotomy, cuneiform Surgical removal of a triangular piece of bone
- Diesel exhaust The exhaust generated by diesel engines. This exhaust is a complex mixture of combustion products of diesel…
- Cell therapy Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Obesity-related disease Any disease for which obesity is a significant risk factor. Obesity increases the risk of developing a very…
- C-reactive protein A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C-reactive protein…
- Juxtapyloric The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtapyloric thus means…
- Progressive Increasing in scope or severity. Advancing. Going forward. In medicine, a disease that is progressive is…
- Pompe disease A genetic (inherited) deficiency of an enzyme called acid alpha glucosidase. This enzyme helps the body break…
- ZIFT Stands for zygote intrafallopian transfer, a method used to treat infertility in which an egg fertilized in…