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Apex
From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. The apex of the lung is indeed its tip, its rounded most superior portion. The apex of the heart is likewise its tip, but…
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Show more- DEA Every prescription written in the United States bears a DEA number, that of the prescribing doctor, the DEA…
- Optic nerve pathways The left and right branches of the optic nerves join behind the eyes, just in front of the pituitary gland…
- Double-masked See: Double-blind
- Care, postoperative See: Postoperative care
- Sulcus A groove, crevice, or furrow. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the…
- Hyperopia Farsightedness; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close objects. Hyperopia may be…
- Pianist's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing the…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…
- AP (anteroposterior) In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Medicine, legal See: Legal medicine
- Fear of thunderstorms An abnormal and persistent fear of thunderstorms. Sufferers experience anxiety even when they realize the…