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Skeleton
The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body
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- Tunica albuginea The whitish membrane within the penis that surrounds the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis and…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 An inherited connective tissue disorder with extremely severe bone fragility. This is the lethal form of…
- Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual syndrome: A combination of physical and mood disturbances that occur in the last half of a…
- Nail In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used to hold 2 or more pieces…
- Melanocyte A pigment-producing cell in the skin, hair and eye that determines their color. The pigment that melanocytes…
- Pancreatic insufficiency Not enough of the digestive enzymes normally secreted by the pancreas into the intestine. Pancreatic…
- Tunica albuginea of the testis The layer of dense whitish inelastic tissue that surrounds the testis
- Cutis laxa A dermatologic condition characterized by unusually loose skin which may hang in pendulous folds. Cutis laxa…
- Baby blues A common temporary psychological state right after childbirth when a new mother may have sudden mood swings…
- Scan, computerized tomography Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Race-based therapy See: Race-based drug