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Rib, false
One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone). All 12 pairs of ribs attach to the building blocks of the spine (vertebrae) in the back. The 12 pairs of ribs consist of…
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Show more- Cardiopathy Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- Inheritance, holandric Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- COPD Two chambers in the penis which run the length of the organ and are filled with spongy tissue. Blood flows in…
- Hyperthyroid Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone)…
- Cardiac ventricle One of the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the…
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- American Dental Association (ADA) The mission statement of the ADA reads as follows: 'The ADA is the professional association of dentists…
- Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia See: Pagon syndrome
- Hounsfield, Godfrey (1919-2004) British electrical engineer whose contributions to the creation of the computerized axial…
- DNA molecules, recombinant A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Cow genome See: Bovine genome
- Polle syndrome The Munchhausen syndrome by proxy. Polle was the fictional Baron Munchausen's only child and died at a year…