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Cage, thoracic
The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages (that attach the ribs to the sternum). A cage is an enclosure made of 'open work' that usually houses animals. The thoracic cage…
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Show more- SCFE Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Silver bullet Or magic bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term magic bullet…
- USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (best known as the FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Public…
- Os calcis See: Calcaneus
- Induction therapy Therapy: Treatment designed as a first step toward reducing the number of cancer cells. Often just referred…
- Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def Cy: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality…
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…
- Vision, tubular See: Tubular vision; Tunnel vision
- ACC Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Outpatient A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized) but instead is cared for elsewhere -- as in a doctor's…
- Breastfeeding Breastfeeding: Feeding a child human breast milk. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, human…
- Steroid, designer See: Designer steroid