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Perchloric acid
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- Condition, Sever Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The inflammation is at…
- Dural Pertaining to the dura
- Muscle, infraspinatus >The infraspinatus muscle; >The teres minor muscle, which (like the infraspinatus muscle) helps in the…
- Familial mental retardation protein See FMRP.
- Ectopia cordis A type of birth defect in the heart is abnormally located. In ectopia cordis, the heart usually protrudes…
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium
- Adverse reaction In pharmacology, any unexpected or dangerous reaction to a drug. An unwanted effect caused by the…
- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- Penicillin history The discovery of penicillin, one of the major events in the history of medicine. In 1871 the scientist Joseph…
- Clay-shoveler's fracture An uncommon breakage of the spine of the vertebrae from the lower neck or upper back as a result of stress…
- Monocular diplopia See: Diplopia, monocular