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Fibula
The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The other bone in the lower leg is the tibia.) The fibula is not weight bearing. It articulates (comes together to form a joint) with the…
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Show more- Vertebra, first cervical The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Genome, mitochondrial All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Sebum An oily secretion of the sebaceous gland which helps to preserve the flexibility of the hair
- Medicare Part A The Medicare program that covers inpatient hospital stays. Medicare is the United States government's health…
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Body stuffing The swallowing of relatively small amounts of loosely wrapped illicit drugs because of the fear of arrest
- Contraceptive, diaphragm A barrier method of contraception that is available by prescription only and must be sized by a health…
- Porencephaly A disorder of the central nervous system involving a cyst or cavity in a cerebral hemisphere of the brain…
- Fatigue A condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually…
- Med school Short informal term for medical school. (Medical schools are not often called med schools by medical…
- Congenital osseus-torticollis syndrome See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Gottron sign A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle…