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| Muscle that on contraction draws away from the middle |
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| Cup-shaped socket of the hipbone into which the thighbone fits |
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| Defect in the formation of cartilage at the epiphyses of long bones |
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| Pertaining to the sense of hearing |
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| Inflammation of the joints of the hands or feet |
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| Projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle |
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| Muscle that draws a part toward the middle |
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| Enzyme that breaks down starch; ptyalin is a salivary amylase and amylopsin is a pancreatic amylase |
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| Building up of the body substance in the constructive phase of metabolism |
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| Condition of stiffening of a joint |
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| Muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle |
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| Fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle to bone or to other tissues |
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| Surgical excision of the appendix |
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| Inflammation of the appendix |
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| Surgical puncture of a joint for removal of fluid |
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| Surgical repair of a joint |
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| Lack of muscular coordination |
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| Pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension |
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| Lack of nourishment; wasting of muscular tissue that can be caused by lack of use |
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| Record of hearing by audiometry |
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| Person who specializes in disorders of hearing |
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| Study of hearing disorders |
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| Instrument used to measure hearing |
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| Measurement of the hearing sense |
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| Instrument that conveys sound to the auditory nerve through teeth or bone |
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| Pertaining to the sense of hearing |
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| Muscle with two heads or points of origin |
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| Pertaining to or conveying bile |
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| Slowness of motion or movement |
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| Pertaining to the heel bone |
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| Pertaining to the wrist bones |
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| Literally means a casting down; breaking of complex substances into more basic elements |
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| Pertaining to the abdomen |
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| Abnormal condition of the lip as seen in riboflavin and other B-complex deficiencies |
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| Surgical excision of the gallbladder |
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| Inflammation of the gallbladder |
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| Surgical incision of the common bile duct |
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| Tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol |
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| Pertaining to the rib cartilage |
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| Pertaining to the clavicle (collar bone) |
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| Pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles |
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| Pertaining to the coccyx (tailbone) |
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| Pain in the coccyx (tailbone) |
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| Surgical excision of part of the colon |
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| Fibrous insoluble protein found in the connective tissue, skin, ligaments, and cartilage |
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| Thin, lighted flexible instrument that is moved through the colon during a colonoscopy |
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| Visual examination of the colon via a colonoscope |
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| Literally means the creation of a new opening into the colon; performed for the purpose of evacuating the bowel |
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| Pertaining to connecting or binding together |
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| Process of drawing up and thickening of a muscle fiber |
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| Pertaining to a rib and the sternum |
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| Surgical excision of a portion of the skull |
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| Pain in a tooth; toothache |
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| One who specializes in dentistry |
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| Type, number, and arrangement of teeth in the dental arch |
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| Partition of muscles and membranes that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity |
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| Inflammation of the diverticula in the colon |
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| Pertaining to the duodenum; the first part of the small intestine |
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| Difficulty in digestion; indigestion |
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| Condition of impaired muscle tone |
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| Faulty muscular development caused by lack of nourishment |
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| Recording of the electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated |
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| Pertaining to within the ear |
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| Clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear |
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| Pertaining to the small intestine |
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| Inflammation of the small intestine |
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| Pertaining to the region above the stomach |
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| Pertaining to the esophagus |
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| Thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles of inner organs of the body |
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| Pertaining to the femur (thighbone), the longest bone in the body |
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| Inflammation of muscle and fibrous tissue |
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| Pertaining to the fibula, smaller of the two lower leg bones |
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| Surgical excision of a part or the whole stomach |
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| Pertaining to the stomach |
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| Study of the stomach and the intestines |
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| Surgical incision in the tongue |
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| Formation of glycogen from glucose |
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| Passage of stools that contain red blood |
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| Inflammation of the liver |
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| Surgical repair of a hernia |
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| Pertaining to the humerus (upper arm bone) |
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| Accumulation of watery fluid in the cavity of a joint |
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| Pertaining to below the stomach |
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| Inflammation of the ileum |
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| Creation of a new opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum |
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| Pertaining to the ilium and the sacrum |
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| Point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves |
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| Pertaining to between the ribs |
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| Pertaining to within a muscle |
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| Pertaining to the ischium (hip) |
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| Pain in the ischium (hip) |
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| Pertaining to having equal measure |
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| Pertaining to having the same tone or tension |
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| Surgical excision of the labyrinth |
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| Inflammation of the labyrinth |
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| Incision of the labyrinth |
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| Surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch |
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| Surgical incision into the abdomen |
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| Substance that acts to loosen the bowels |
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| Muscle that raises or elevates a part |
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| Abnormal anterior curvature of the spine |
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| Pertaining to the loins (lower back) |
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| Pain in the loins (lower back) |
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| Process of bad or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract |
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| Pertaining to the lower jawbone |
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| Inflammation of one of the mastoid bones; usually an extension of otitis media characterized by earache, fever, headache, and malaise |
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| Pertaining to the upper jawbone |
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| Pertaining to the peritoneal fold encircling the small intestines and connecting the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall |
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| Pertaining to the bones of the hand |
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| Surgical excision of one or more bones of the hand |
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| Chronic disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness |
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| Inflammation of the bone marrow |
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| Embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber |
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| Tumor that contains muscle and fiber |
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| Instrument used to record muscular contractions |
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| Muscular motion or activity |
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| Tumor containing muscle tissue |
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| Softening of muscle tissue |
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| Weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle |
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| Surgical repair of a muscle |
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| Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
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| Condition of hardening of muscle |
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| Inflammation of muscle tissue, especially skeletal muscles; can be caused by infection, trauma, or parasitic infestation |
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| Spasmodic contraction of a muscle |
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| Instrument used to cut muscle |
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Definition
| Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane |
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| Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
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| Instrument used to examine the eardrum |
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| Instrument used for cutting the eardrum |
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| Pertaining to both nerves and muscles |
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| Pertaining to a disease condition involving both nerves and muscles |
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| Branch of medicine concerned with diseases and disorders involving locomotor structures of the body |
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| Physician who specializes in orthopedics |
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| Inflammation of the bone and joint |
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| Cancerous tumor of a bone; new growth of epithelial tissue |
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| Inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
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| Inflammation of the bone marrow |
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| Deficiency of bone tissue regardless of the cause |
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| Condition that results in reduction of bone mass |
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| Malignant tumor of the bone; cancer arising from connective tissue |
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| Instrument used for cutting bone |
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| Pain in the ear, earache; also referred to as otalgia |
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| Physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx (voice box) |
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| Study of the ear and larynx (voice box) |
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| Fungus condition of the ear |
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| Study of ear conditions with nerve complications |
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| Pertaining to the ear and pharynx |
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| Surgical repair of the ear |
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| Study of the ear, nose, and larynx (voice box); the medical specialty is often referred to as ENT (ear, nose, throat), in which throat is used in a broad sense instead of larynx |
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| Hardening condition of the ear characterized by progressive deafness |
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| Instrument used to examine the ear |
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Definition
| Inflammation of the pancreas |
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| Pertaining to the patella (kneecap) |
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| Pertaining to gastric digestion |
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| Serum fluid of the inner ear |
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| Wavelike contraction that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the alimentary canal |
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| Pertaining to the bones of the fingers and the toes |
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Definition
| Pertaining to the pharynx |
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| Inflammation of more than one joint |
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| Paralysis affecting many muscles |
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| Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging |
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| Physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum |
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| Instrument used to view the anus and rectum |
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| Literally means pertaining to the gatekeeper; the opening between the stomach and the duodenum |
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| Muscle that has four heads or points of origin |
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Definition
| Instrument used to measure the curvature of the spine |
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| Pertaining to the radius (lateral lower arm bone in line with the thumb); describes a pulse found on the thumb side of the arm |
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| Hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina |
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| Process in which a muscle loosens and returns to a resting stage |
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| Tumor of striated muscle tissue |
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| Process of moving a body part around a central axis |
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| Plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber |
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| Pertaining to the shoulder blade |
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| Condition of lateral curvature of the spine; characteristics include asymmetry of the trunk, uneven shoulders and hips, a one-sided rib hump, and a prominent scapula |
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| Inflammation of the salivary gland |
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| Instrument used to view the sigmoid |
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| Condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward movements |
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| Enlargement of the spleen |
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| Inflammation of one or more vertebrae |
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| Surgical excision of the stapes in the middle ear to improve hearing, especially in cases of otosclerosis; the stapes is replaced by a prosthesis |
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| Pertaining to the sternum (breastbone) |
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| Muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle with its insertion into the mastoid process |
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| Surgical incision of the sternum (breastbone) |
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| Inflammation of the mouth |
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| Pertaining to beneath the clavicle (collar bone) |
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| Pertaining to beneath the ribs |
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| Pertaining to below the tongue |
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| Below the jaw or mandible |
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| State of growing together |
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| Pertaining to certain muscles that work together |
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| Chronic condition characterized by pain caused by excessive pronation and supination activities of the forearm; usually caused by strain, as in playing tennis |
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| Surgical binding of a tendon |
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| Condition characterized by cramps, convulsions, twitching of the muscles, and sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints; generally caused by an abnormality in calcium metabolism |
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| Pertaining to the tibia (shin bone); larger of the two bones of the lower leg |
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| Ringing or jingling sound in the ear |
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| Pertaining to tone, especially muscular tension |
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| Stiff neck caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck; also called wryneck |
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| Muscle having three heads with a single insertion |
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| Instrument used in a hearing test, which, when struck at the forked end, vibrates and thus can be heard and felt |
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| Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane |
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| Pertaining to the eardrum |
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| Inflammation of the eardrum |
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| Pertaining to the ulna (medial lower arm bone) or to the nerve or the artery named from it; located on the little finger side of the arm |
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| Pertaining to the ulna side of the wrist |
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| Shaped like a worm; vermiform appendix |
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| Pertaining to a vertebra and the sternum |
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| Under the control of one's will |
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| Literally means resembling a sword; the lowest portion of the sternum; a sword-shaped cartilaginous process supported by bone |
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