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Vertebra, prominent
The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its spinous process (the projection off the back of the vertebral body). The spinous process of the top thoracic vertebra (T1) just…
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- Vertebrae The preferred plural of vertebra. (The alternate plural is vertebras.) See also: Cervical vertebrae…
- Battle fatigue The World War II name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…
- CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US agency charged with tracking and investigating public…
- Osteocyte A bone cell
- DOB Abbreviation standing for the date of birth. As examples, 'DOB: 10/12/97' in the U.S. indicates the date of…
- Nevi The plural of nevus
- Circum- Prefix meaning around, surrounding, or encircling. As in circumcision, circumflex, and circumjacent. From the…
- Fundus, retinal The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Syndrome, Werner A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by…
- Receptor 1. In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and…