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Ricker syndrome
A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the…
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Show more- Walleye 1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns…
- Collapsing pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- Penis, erection of the When the penis fills with blood and is rigid. The penis contains two chambers, called the corpora cavernosa…
- Sella turcica The 'Turkish saddle' in which sits the pituitary gland. The sella is a bony box in the middle of the head. It…
- Neural foramen See: Intervertebral foramen
- Connectionism >An input device receiving signals from the environment or from other neurons, >An integrative device…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Nodular Bumpy.
- Hemi- Prefix meaning one half, as in hemiparesis, hemiplegia, and hemithorax. From the Greek hemisus meaning half…
- Negative, false A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular…
- Ptosis Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.