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Bone type
One of the four basic bone shapes in the human skeleton -- long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones. Long bones have a tubular shaft and articular surface at each end. The major bones of the arms (humerus, radius, and ulna)…
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- GSS Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker. See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
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- Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for…
- Hemoglobin, carbon monoxide See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Hemorrhage Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood. The patient may have an internal hemorrhage that is invisible or an…
- Dream, pre-sleep Also called a hypnagogic hallucination, this type of dream is characteristically vivid and occurs as one is…
- Obstructive sleep apnea Sleep apnea (OSA): Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing…
- Suicide, physician-assisted See: Physician-assisted suicide