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Clavicle
The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder
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- Hyperextensible Unusually capable of being extended and stretched. Hyperextensible skin is a feature of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Jewett staging system A system for determining the stage of a prostate cancer. The system uses ABCD. The letters 'A' and 'B'…
- Seabather's itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Pachyonychia Elephant nail, a fingernail or toenail that is abnormally thick. From the Greek pachys, thick + onyx, nail =…
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…
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- Herpesvirus One of a family of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause common infections in humans. These include: herpes…
- Pestis The popular name (and abbreviation) of Positron Emission Tomography.
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic