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Patellar tendon reflex
See: Knee jerk
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- Disto- Distal
- Radical dissection Removal of not only affected tissue, but also nearby tissue that may be covertly affected
- Progressive Increasing in scope or severity. Advancing. Going forward. In medicine, a disease that is progressive is…
- Mirror, mouth See: Mouth mirror
- Empiric risk The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.)…
- Suppurate To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun is suppuration…
- Unicornuate Having one horn or being horn-shaped. The uterus is normally unicornuate
- Grief therapy >Develop the ability to experience, express, and adjust to painful grief-related changes. >Find effective…
- St John's wort A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Periaortic Around the aorta. The aorta is the great artery that comes from the left ventricle of the heart and delivers…
- Sciatic nerve The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve begins from nerve roots in the lumbar part of the spinal…