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Pollex
The thumb. Pollex is derived from the Latin pollere, to be strong, because in a contest of strength the thumb wins over the other fingers. Plural: pollices. The Romans used pollex for both the thumb and the big toe. In anatomy, the thumb…
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- XXXX syndrome A chromosome disorder in females caused by the presence of four X chromosomes rather than the usual two. The…
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