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Joint, elbow
Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets both the ulna (the inner bone of the forearm) and radius (the outer bone of the forearm) to form a hinge joint. And the…
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- Breech birth Literally, delivery of the baby by the buttocks first, rather than the head as is usual. Breech birth is more…
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Nistration: A part of the U.S. Public Health Service, SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of…
- Amalgam In dentistry, an alloy of mercury, silver, tin, etc. used in dental restorations
- Familial Parkinson disease type 8 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…
- Murmur A sound due to vibrations from the flow of blood through the heart or great vessels. A murmur may be innocent…
- Acute HIV infection The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Laser surgery A type of surgery that uses the cutting power of a laser beam to make bloodless cuts in tissue or remove a…
- Transvaginal ultrasound A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina…