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Biceps
The biceps is a muscle that has two heads or origins. In Latin, biceps means two-headed and is derived from 'bis', twice + 'caput', head. There is more than one biceps muscle. The biceps brachii is the well-known flexor muscle in the upper…
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- Wart, venereal The same as a genital wart, a wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts…
- Skin graft, pinch A graft technique in which very small squares of skin are attached to the area needing coverage, in hopes…
- Leukemia, accelerated phase of Leukemia, accelerated phase of: Refers to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that is progressing. The number…
- Sarcoma, synovial See Synovial sarcoma
- EFEMP1 A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix…
- Postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Antiprotozoal drug Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- VATER association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VATER is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, T, E, and R each…
- Parasite >Protozoa -- Malaria is caused by plasmodium, a protozoa, a single-cell organism that can only divide within…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…
- Induced menopause Menopause: Menopause may be due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is induced when the ovaries are…